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To: Neocon who wrote (137690)	6/23/2004 5:28:52 PM
From: FaultLine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

MacArthur had a similar period of disorientation Me too...after the crash of '00. :o( --fl

To: Neocon who wrote (137690)	6/23/2004 6:09:31 PM
From: Noel de Leon	Respond to of 281500

"When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, they also attacked Manila, and took out the air fleet there. Douglas MacArthur had a similar period of disorientation, which, if memory serves, lasted even longer, before recovering himself and taking charge of the situation. No one before or after had seen him in such a daze. It said nothing about his character, but was akin to shock." What's your source for this statement? Here is what an FDR hater writes: "9 hours later, MacArthur's entire air force was caught by surprise and wiped out in the Philippines. His reaction to the news of Pearl Harbor was quite unusual - he locked himself in his room all morning and refused to meet with his air commander General Brereton, and refused to attack Japanese forces on Formosa even under orders from the War Department. MacArthur gave three conflicting orders that ensured the planes were on the ground most of the morning. MacArthur used radar tracking of the Japanese planes at 140, 100, 80, 60, down to 20 miles to time his final order and ensure his planes were on the ground. Strategically, the destruction of half of all US heavy bombers in the world was more important than naval damage in Pearl Harbor. Either MacArthur had committed the greatest blunder in military history or he was under orders to allow his forces to be destroyed. If it were the greatest blunder in history, it is remarkable how he escaped any reprimand, kept his command and got his fourth star and Congressional Medal of Honor shortly later. Prange argued, "How could the President ensure a successful Japanese attack unless he confided in the commanders and persuaded them to allow the enemy to proceed unhindered?"" geocities.com