Okay so MacArthur wasn't that great of a General but you have to give him credit for being a great speaker.
I must beg to differ! MacArthur was a genius!!!
As a young officer, he helped put together the famous Rainbow division.
As Superintendent of West Point, he brought the program of that great institution into modernity.
As Chief of Staff of the Army he preserved the Army from the severe cuts sought by FDR and the Congress.
As commander in the Philippines, his was the only major force which threw a monkey wrench into the Japanese schedule of conquest.
As theatre commander, he achieved more, with less in resources and fewer casualties than any comprable commander.
As the de facto ruler of a defeated Japan he presided over an effective case of nation building.
His landing at Inchon has justly been called a masterpiece of strategy.
