| − | The phrase "police action" has its origin in a press conference Truman gave on June 29, 1950. A reporter asked if it would be accurate to call the fighting in Korea a "police action" under the United Nations. "Yes," replied Truman. "That is exactly what it amounts to." Truman's critics latched on to this phrase. This made it one of the few things about the war that has never been forgotten.<ref name="Patterson">Patterson, James T., Oxford History of the United States, vol. 10, chapter 8 "Korea."</ref> | + | The phrase "police action" has its origin in a press conference Truman gave on June 29, 1950. A reporter asked if it would be accurate to call the fighting in Korea a "police action" under the United Nations. "Yes," replied Truman. "That is exactly what it amounts to." Truman's critics latched on to this phrase. It is one of the few things about the war that has never been forgotten.<ref name="Patterson">Patterson, James T., Oxford History of the United States, vol. 10, chapter 8 "Korea."</ref> |