r/politics • u/Effective_Salad_8381 • 22h ago

Soft Paywall JD Vance Mocked for Embarrassing WWII History Mistake

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vance-mocked-for-embarrassing-wwii-history-mistake/
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u/Xivannn 21h ago

That was for where the lines were, as far as I know, whereas Ukraine is asked to recognize land as Russian that Russia has never controlled and fall back to the new recognized line - for just a ceasefire.

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u/hunter15991 Illinois 20h ago

That was for where the lines were

Not entirely.

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u/Xivannn 20h ago

I meant front lines, as in troops of each side. The 38th parallel line was where the control zones were divided after WW2 and Japanese occupation. After that first North and their allies crossed the line and invaded South, then South and their allies got ground and later crossed the line North, until in the end they ended up where the DMZ is.

To form the DMZ, both sides agreed to retreat 2 kilometers to form that 4 kilometer wide neutral zone, so you could kind of count that as ceding land for a ceasefire. It's not too analogous for what is asked from Ukraine, though.

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u/hunter15991 Illinois 20h ago

I meant front lines

Ah, fair enough.