i think of the battle of midway, when the admirals of the united states navy are probably still in shock by how quickly you can go from having a set of carriers to having no carriers. The idea of handing over those carriers to a guy like douglas mc arthur, to whom they will be just one of the spinning plates or juggling balls that he's managing to keep in his mind. That looks like handing a precious glass family heirloom over to the clutsy, forgetful child. And by the way, ernest king had already had a plan for this region that he'd been telling the president about for months. It was designed in a way that would mean