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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Other panelists are retired Army Gen. Robert W. Riscassi, former Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Command; Pete McCloskey, a former U.S. Representative from California; Donald P. Gregg, former U.S. Ambassador to Korea; retired Army Col. Young O. Kim and Don Oberdorfer, an accomplished journalist. Most of the panelists served in the military in Korea at some point in their careers...

Author: By Rachel V. Zabarkes, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Professor Will Study U.S. War Conduct | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

...difficulty of the situation is the proximity of the DMZ to Seoul," says retired General Robert RisCassi, who commanded the U.S. forces in South Korea until a year ago. "I truly believe that we would win -- and win handily -- but the cost in terms of civilian lives adds another dimension." Bill Taylor, a retired Army colonel now at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, puts it more starkly: "Seoul will be destroyed almost totally in less than a week. That's the rub, and I think everybody knows that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NORTH KOREA: What If... ...War Breaks Out In | 6/13/1994 | See Source »

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