[xJones]

The zoological references are interesting; jackdaws, ducks, mongooses and rattlesnakes.

He got this right:

Americans are not natural conquerors, occupiers or even war-makers. But when they feel their national interest is threatened, they are as dangerous as a rattlesnake just stepped on. Once before, in 1941, the Japanese underestimated America aroused. This time, the world seems determined to underestimate the threat America faces.

[xJones]

Correction, the authoress, Barbara, is a "she", not a "he". A female duckling, most likely.