105. The final border in Korea (Part 2) With the final borders of Korea essentially set, all incentive for a concerted ground offensive from either side was lost. After the border agreement, “it became apparent that the ground war in Korea was going nowhere.” (Kindle Location 2989) The Eighth Army was ordered to “respond only to pressure from the Communists.” (Kindle Location 2992) They were told “that there would be no real offensives undertaken.” The Communists had no intention of making a big push southward either. “If the UN forces were going only to react to a Communist advance, and the Communists were not going to advance, then there was a de facto cease-fire, or at least a marked diminution of the level of hostilities,” said Stokesbury. (Kindle Location 2996) The war had “reached a stalemate.” (Kindle Location 3000) That stalemate continued through 1952. “Both sides agreed to play by the rules during 1952, and the rules strictly limited what either might do,” said Stokesbury. (Kindle Location 3038) References The Kindle Locations come from the book “A Short History of the Korean War” by James L. Stokesbury.
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