The thing most people forget is the Soviet Union. Part of the NK northern border is with Russia. China wasn't the big worry. They didn't even have nukes at the time. Russia was what worried Truman. That not only could have lead to WWIII but could have been a nuclear war. That is why he was ordered to stop.
The staged part of him going ashore in the Philippians was the actual footage being reshot a few times of the ramp coming down and him stepping off the landing craft.
Going back even further he was ordered out of the Philippians. Now he was on the rock and the bulk of the troops were on Bataan. Japan had total control of the air and sea. Just how was he supposed to make a "speech" to the troops? They knew at eh time that Japan was listening in on all his radio traffic too. Had he tried broadcasting a speech the Japanese would have extra air and sea patrols searching for him as he departed.
While I have no problem stating that he had issues I don't like it when he's knocked for stuff he had no control over. The stuff about not being able to predict the future is ridiculous. No one can. For example, no one knew about Japan's capacity to make war other than what was going on in China. Few officers really understood air power or even recognized that the aircraft carrier was the new offensive weapon of the seas. The fact that Japan had the forces needed to attack Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec then actually invade the Philippians on the 8th was just a big a shock as the attack on the 7th. Yet people blame him for his aircraft getting hit on the airfields the next day. There is ample evidence that he had in fact dispersed the aircraft to the best of his ability. You have to have satellite fields plus shelters. You can't build those in 24 hours. Remember, you fight as you train. And you train based on what someone in DC says you train for.
Most military historians see Doug as a military genius with major flaws. But those flaws overrode his genius IMO.
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