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Re: Gordon Bennet (was re: cockney)

To: jesup@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (Randell Jesup)
Subject: Re: Gordon Bennet (was re: cockney)
From: phile@pwcs.StPaul.GOV (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 92 8:36:07 CDT
Randell Jesup writes \

\More likely, the phrase came from General Gordon Bennet of WW2, whose bad
\decisions greatly contributed to the British losing Singapore to the Japanese.

So Yanks should say "Doug MacArthur"!  That absolute jackass was 100% 
responsible for the same result in the Philippines.  He knew the Japanese were 
likely to attack NINE HOURS before they did.  His foolishness caused the loss 
of aircraft and bases that actually hurt the resistance to the Japanese far 
worse than the losses at Pearl Harbor.  This caused the war to last far longer 
and cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of people of many nationalities, 
including American and Japanese.  I can't understand how he got to be 
considered a hero.  He should have been busted.  The commanders at Pearl got 
busted, and they did not screw up as badly as MacArthur.  In fact, MacArthur 
knew much more about the situation before the attacks, and was instrumental in 
keeping that information from the Pearl Harbor commanders.

Sorry.  I know this is not britcar stuff, just something I got charged up about 
whilst in Hawaii to check out my Europa's roots.  (Joke.  Actually I was there 
to hear my Dad speak at a seminar.  The Europa being from there was 
coincidence.)

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