Stilwell thought with envy of the 8th Route Army and wished, as he often told his staff, that he could "get those Communists down here to fight."
Does this indicate Stilwell's admiration for communism or his desperate need for troops that will fight? I notice that the other Stilwell quotes in this excerpt are presented as "noted," "said," or "concluded." In this case he "thought," as he often "told his staff." So it is possible Tuchman drew her own conclusion as to what Stilwell might have thought because of her own inclination.
Nevertheless I still see this excerpt as an interesting look at the Burma campaign that I haven't seen elsewhere.
I never said that Gen. Stilwell admired Communism. I said that Barbara Tuchman did. Did Stilwell really often tell his staff how much he admired Communists? Of course not.
Did the ChiComs ever fight against the Japanese in any significant way? No, they did not; in spite of what leftist Americans might claim. The ChiComs were at war with other Chinese.