Evening star., 1951-05-15
Partial Text of Gen. BrodIeys Testimony

to build the military power to
rule the world.
Reds Thwarted 3 Times.
Three times in the past five
years the Kremlin- inspired Inn
perialism has been thwarted by
direct action.
In Berlin, Greece and Korea,
the free nations have opposed
Communist aggression with a diff
ferent type Of action. But each
time the power of the United
States has been called upon and
we have become involved. Each
incident has cost us money, re-
sources and some lives.
But In each instance we have
prevented the domination of ons
more area, and the absorption oi
another source of manpower, raw
materials and resources.
Korea, in spite of the impor-
|tance of the engagement. must be
looked upon with proper perspec-
tive. It is just on engagement
Just one phase Of this battle tina,
we are having with the Other
power center in the world which
opposes us and all we stand for
For five years this guerrilla di-
|plomacy" has been going on. In
each of the actions in which we
have participated to oppose this
gangster conduct. we have risked
World War III. But each time we
have used methods short of total
war. AS costly as Berlin and
Greece and Korea may be. they
are less expensive than the vast
destruction which would be in
flicted upon all sides If total
war were to be precipitated.
I am under no illusion that our
present strategy of using means
short Of total war to achieve our
ends and oppose communism is a
guarantee that a world war will
not be thrust upon us. But a
policy of patience and determina-
tion without provoking a world
war. while we improve our mill
tary power. is one which we be-
lieve we must continue to follow
AS long as we keep the conflict
within its present scope, we are
holding to a minimum the forces
we must commit and tie down.
The strategic alternative, en-
largement of the war in Korea to
include Red China. would prob
ably delight the Kremlin more
than anything else we could do.
1t would necessarily tie down ad-
ditional forces, especially our sea
power and our Air Force, while
the Soviet Union would not be
obliged to put a single man into
the conflict.
Oppose Enlarging the War.
Under present circumstances
we have recommended against en-
larging the war. The course OF
action often described as a "lim-
tied war" with Red China would
increase the risk we are taking
by engaging too much of our power
in an area that is not the critical
strategic prize.
Red China is not the powerful
nation seeking to dominate the
world. Frankly, in the opinion OF
the Joint Chiefs of Staff. this
strategy would involve us in the
wrong war, at the wrong place, at
the wrong time, and with the
wrong enemy.
There are some other consid-
erations which have tended to OBJ
scure this main issue. Some critics
have not hesitated to state that
the policy our Government is fol-
lowing, and its included strategy,
is not that which has been recon-
mended by the Joint Chiefs OF
Staff.
Statements have been made
that the President. as commander
in chief. and the Secretary OF
State and the Secretary of Defense
have a policy all their own. and
that the Joint Chiefs of Staff have
been overridden.
This is just not so. The Join,
Chiefs Of Staff have continually
given their considered opinion
always from a military viewpoint
concerning our global capabili-
ties and responsibilities and have
recommended Our present STRAIT
Iegy in and for Korea. This has
been the course of action which
the Secretary of Defense and the
Commander in Chief have adopted
as far as practicable.
pointed out earlier that many
times the international policy
considerations. including the
views Of our Allies, are also con-
sidered and in some instances
modify the course of action.
In other instances, even after
the international considerations
and the views of our Allies have
been considered, the proposed
military strategy has not been al
tered.
Our overall policy has been one
of steadfast patience and determi-
nation in opposing Communist
aggression without provoking un-
necessarily a total war.
There are many critics who
have become impatient with this
strategy and who would like to
call for a Showdown" From9s
purely military viewpoint, this is
not desirable. We are not in the
best military position to seek q
showdown, even if it were the
Nations desire to forfeit the
chances for peace by precipitatine
Ia total war.
Enemy An Apt Military Student
Undoubtedly, this statement
will be misconstrued by some
critics who will say, why are the
Joint Chiefs of Staff advertising