[Homer_J_Simpson]

Previous commentary on Gen. MacArthur has all been critical. Thanks for pointing out some intriguing mitigating factors. It reminds me of the suggestion that the USN was better off being completly surprised by the Pearl Harbor attack than getting a day or so warning so they could go out and meet the foe.

[fso301]

Previous commentary on Gen. MacArthur has all been critical. Thanks for pointing out some intriguing mitigating factors. It reminds me of the suggestion that the USN was better off being completly surprised by the Pearl Harbor attack than getting a day or so warning so they could go out and meet the foe.

Thanks. The all out attack on MacArthur by the left is such that you really can't rely on any information related to the onset of war in the Philippines aside from that available prior to Dec 8, 1941 and first hand accounts compiled from surviving commanders after the war.