[Eric in the Ozarks]

Warts, blemishes, mistakes and all the rest, I'm glad he was on our side. The democratic nation of Japan is his direct handiwork.

[RunningJoke]

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.