The moral effect was tremendous and instantaneous. At one stroke, the dominant position of japan in the pacific was reversed. From this moment, all our thoughts turned with sober confidence to the offensive. The road would be long and hard, and massive preparations were still needed to win victory in the east. But the issue was not in doubt, nor need the demands from the pacific bear too heavily on the great effort the united states was preparing to exert in europe. And it's been at the very low a end of their priority list because things are so grave in so many other places.