What was the greatest benefit for US Military Officers in WWII compared to Japanese and German Officers? The dynamic for US Military Officers in WWII allowed for improvisat
ion in the field. If orders were given for a specific action and the Officers in the Field found that the conditions on the ground warranted a different approach they could modify the strategy. For the Japanese and Germans and order from the top was an order to follow ... even into complete calamity.
An example was in the Battle of Manila after MacArthur'
s return. General Yamashita ordered his troops into the mountains and declared Manila an open city, The Japanese Marines, however, were not given the same order by their superiors and made a stand, resulting in Manila flattened in fighting with American forces, Manila ultimately fell to the Americans, and every last Japanese Marine was killed. The order to pullout wasn't given to Japanese Marines and they were wiped out needlessly
.
The point being, the mindset of Republican
s is like the Japanese and Germans of WWII. Regardless of the conditions on the ground, they will stand and fight. Whether it is on Global Warming, Medicare Eliminatio
n, the Debt Ceiling, what have you.
Republican
s have taken a foolish position on many things, and their commitment to doctrine and following the orders of the chain of command regardless of the political realities they are facing on the ground, puts them on the same course, politicall
y speaking, as the Japanese Marines of Manila.
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