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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;charley, post: 6395725, member: 5372&quot;]This is a failure of knowledge of&nbsp; history , and is debunked by the first person writings of those that witnessed and lived and experienced the history.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is not a matter of I believe this and you believe otherwise. It is not a situation of I think he was an excellent commander and you don&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>The definitive history settles that. You are of the opinion he abandoned the troops. You have been referred to the history that factually concludes you are incorrect.</p><p><br /></p><p>A starting point in this latest opinion that you have...read the history of&nbsp; the U.S. Navy&nbsp; Carrier fleet in the Pacific and commentary of available forward based land&nbsp; based air assets and the state of air operations in the Philippines, by the commanders of the Carriers.&nbsp; The lack of readiness to supply MacArthur what he asked for....not what he was advised to ask for and ignored&nbsp; it....is clearly explained.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is readily available on line via and courtesy of the U.S. Naval Academy . The quote you posted, I am familiar. What you did not do was attribute the quote.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am starting to wonder if you are fully aware of the the dates and period of the Philippines invasion by the Japanese forces, and the dates compared to the entry of the U.S. into the war.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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