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You can’t really “invade” your own country. North and South Korea were two sides in a civil war, with both sides claiming each other’s territory and aiming towards unification. It’s like saying that George Washington “invaded” Yorktown or that Lincoln “invaded” Virginia.

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RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
The South did invade the North though in the US civil war.

The Maryland campaign (or Antietam campaign) occurred September 4–20, 1862, during the American Civil War. The campaign was Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s first invasion of the North.

And if you don’t want to use the word “invaded”, I guess you could just say that North Korea attacked the South, kicking off the war

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- Objection@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Sure, the North attacked the South. In fact, the North also attacked the North. That’s generally how revolutions work, after all.
  
  None of this really pertains to foreigners coming in and levelling the country and dropping chemical weapons everywhere and slaughtering a ton of civilians.
  
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  - RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    North started the war and US and other UN troops only came in to help the South after that. The whole thing could’ve possibly been avoided had the North not attacked.
    
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    Objection@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Yes, and the American Revolutionary War could have been avoided had the colonists simply accepted British rule.
    
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