[Poohbah]

CinCPAC OPLAN 29-42 was an operational order given to Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance in late May of 1942. The mission assigned in OPLAN 29-42 was to contest the upcoming Japanese effort to capture Midway atoll.

OPLAN 29-42 directed Fletcher and Spruance to avoid placing themselves between the enemy and Midway, and instead "inflict maximum damage on enemy by employing strong attrition tactics."

In a separate letter, Nimitz continued: "You will be governed by the principle of calculated risk, which you shall interpret to mean the avoidance of exposure of your force to attack by superior enemy forces without good prospect of inflicting inflicting, as a result of such exposure, greater damage on the enemy."

Spruance proceeded to position his forces to the northwest of the Japanese force's likely axis of approach to Midway, at a position codenamed "Point Luck." He ignored a diversion in the Aleutian Islands, and had scout planes on Midway locate the Japanese carrier force, allowing his own force to maintain a covert posture and not fritter away combat power on scouting tasks.

The result of Spruance's quiet decisiveness was the destruction of four Japanese carriers in return for the loss of one American carrier. Along with the four carriers went much of Japan's best-trained aviators. In one short battle, the correlation of forces had swung decisively against the Japanese.

[Mudboy Slim]

"George Walker Bush reminds me of the guy who was given CinCPAC Operational Plan 29-42."

"The result of Spruance's quiet decisiveness was the destruction of four Japanese carriers in return for the loss of one American carrier. Along with the four carriers went much of Japan's best-trained aviators. In one short battle, the correlation of forces had swung decisively against the Japanese."

So, in short, we are saying that decisiveness is GOOD and hutch is saying that Dubyuh is decisive...right?! Poohbah, do YOU think Dubyuh is decisive?!

FReegards...MUD