Truman was an artillery sergeant in WWI, and a haberdasher vs. a career military genius and his heritage of warfighters and Leaders.
So true- and Truman was being run by Commies, and all of DC was in on it. Chi-Coms back then no where near to where they are now. And millions died because of them before and since.
Human life cheap— as all good demonrats view the usefulness of the “mob” called “democracy” totalitarianism.
Check that - Truman was a Captain and company commander of an artillery unit. I also suggest you read American Caesar by William Manchester and/or The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam for a more balanced view of MacArthur’s “military genius”. Truman’s opinion of MacArthur was that he was “a pompous, posturing jackass”. After having researched the topic, I’m convinced that MacArthur was an officer in the mold of George Armstrong Custer, another preening, vain glorious martinet.
Custer had his Battle of Washita where he abandoned the field without accounting for all of his troops, twenty-six of whom were later discovered killed and mutilated by the avenging Cheyenne Indians who Custer had “defeated”. MacArthur had his abandonment of his command on Bataan because “he was ordered to Australia to organize a relief force” leaving General Wainwright holding the bag and becoming the highest ranking POW in a Japanese prison camp in Manchuria for three and a half years. Both surrounded themselves with an adoring gang of sycophants who sheltered them from any criticism or bad publicity. Ironically, both also had women in their life (MacArthur’s mother and Custer’s wife) who made a career out of advancing the cult of their “military geniuses.”
Calling MacArthur a military genius is a bit much. He had exactly one bright moment. That was the occupation of Japan. Beyond that he was a dud who started in incompetence, and prolonged the pacific war by several months.