LOVE: MacArthur, as a general rule, tended to exaggerate small bureaucratic
defeats. He tended to see in them enemies. He had competitors, he didn't have
enemies. But the great thing to remember is these were all men who woke up in
the morning trying to do the right thing. They were well-intentioned, and
MacArthur was probably the best intentioned of the lot. He had more sympathy
for those who were under occupation by the Japanese, with the result that you
get an emotional intensity to end Japanese occupation in the conquered areas
out of MacArthur than you do out of Chester Nimitz or his fellow commanders.
The result was that MacArthur reacted to setbacks in a more flamboyant and
emotional way, and saw them as personal defeats.
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