Comments on: Truman & MacArthur - Book Review http://www.armchairgeneral.com/truman-macarthur-book-review.htm All things military history! Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:09:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: JOHN W. BUGLER http://www.armchairgeneral.com/truman-macarthur-book-review.htm#comment-727 JOHN W. BUGLER Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:24:24 +0000 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/truman-macarthur-book-review.htm#comment-727 This writer is of the opinion that Mac Arthur knew full well what he was doing in his letter to Joe Martin. I knew General Mac Arthur. All he had to do was write a side bar note stating "personal and confidential" or " for your eyes only-not for publication"--as he did often. n this case he did not. He knew Joe Martin. He knew Joe Martin would get up on the floor of congress and read it t loud and clear for all the world to hear. Mac Arthur knew what would happen next. He knew. He fell on his sword. With every good wish. God bless. JOHN W. BUGLER BUGLER.ORG This writer is of the opinion that Mac Arthur knew full well what he was doing in his letter to Joe Martin.

I knew General Mac Arthur.

All he had to do was write a side bar note stating “personal and confidential”

or ” for your eyes only-not for publication”–as he did often.

n this case he did not.

He knew Joe Martin.

He knew Joe Martin would get up on the floor of congress and read it t loud and clear for all the world to hear.

Mac Arthur knew what would happen next.

He knew.

He fell on his sword.

With every good wish.

God bless.

JOHN W. BUGLER
BUGLER.ORG

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