Gen. Douglas MacArthur meets with President Harry Truman on Wake Island during the beginning of the Korean War
General Douglas MacArthur (L) meets with President Harry S. Truman (R) on Wake Island on October 14, 1950, to discuss U.S. policy concerning South Korea. (UPI Photo/Files)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman provided lessons in restraint in the use of massive American ground forces overseas that teach valuable lessons for 21st century U.S. policymakers.