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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Hate to tell you this, it was the grunt that won that war and democratized Japan not the general. It always amazed me that I know of two distinct times when MacArthur disobeyed orders from Hoover and Truman. But when Roosevelt ordered him to flee the Philippines he didn't disobey that order.
8 posted on 01/31/2004 5:59:47 AM PST by RunningJoke
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To: RunningJoke
The Japanese thought MacArthur was god, but built whore houses for American sailors and troops. My dad was there as part of the occupation structure (he served in the CBI) and my mom and I joined him in 1951 thru 1961. You might pick up "Embracing Defeat" by John Dower (the book won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award) that covers this period.
MacArthur made a few mistakes here, too, but the Japanese would've reverted to their Fascist ways had it not been for his approach.
12 posted on 01/31/2004 7:05:17 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: RunningJoke
Hate to tell you this, it was the grunt that won that war and democratized Japan not the general.

Granted a General is nothing without his grunts, but grunts without a leader are lost in the big picture. In the small picture they have performed phenomenally, but they alone could not have beaten Japan.

They needed a leader. MacArthur was their leader.

17 posted on 01/31/2004 8:18:57 AM PST by Eaker (Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark. - Lazarus Long)
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To: RunningJoke; All
reading your two replies on this thread, which bear an amazing resemblance to someone who picks his nosehairs in his sparetime (and has LOTS of spare time...), I can quickly see why you chose the tagline you have... nothing constructive or instructive in your comments - just more typical petty whinings that - like water flowing against a rock - always follow the path of least resistance.

C'mon, now, fess up... are you another in the line of leftists-claiming-liberal-superiority who deign to grace our humble Freep-abode?

CGVet58
Juan

26 posted on 01/31/2004 10:51:48 AM PST by CGVet58 (For my fellow Americans; my life... for our enemies; The Sword!!!)
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