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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NorthKorea, post: 1668131, member: 29643&quot;]I&#039;m not sure how the above wouldn&#039;t be political commentary, and I feel McArthur should be defended here. McArthur received indescribable respect for his rebuilding of Japan. The movie &quot;Emperor&quot; does a good job of highlighting this. Also, the dismissal of McArthur left such a strong impression on the American public that Truman opted against running for reelection in 1952.</p><p><br /></p><p>If not for the dismissal, and the resulting fiasco of inquiries, McArthur may have been the President in 1952/1956, rather than Eisenhower. Remember that this was during the peak of the &quot;red scare,&quot; and McArthur was (and in many circles, still is) loved by the US public. Given his place in history, McArthur does deserve his own coin. It&#039;s a noble gesture by a nation which destroyed its pride by the sacking of one of its true heroes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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