Unwise Decision Quotes
The Admiral had spent time in the United States. He strongly opposed Japanese warring against America. When his recommendations, were rejected and war was decided upon, Yamamoto planned and commanded the Attack on Pearl Harbor.
"Innovator" in this sense refers to one who innovates within Islam—who tries to change or reform the religion departing from the original,literal, message of the Prophet. This concept which was embedded into Islamic culture, became one of the intellectual barriers to scientific and technological development of literal islamists.
18 years later, his son—George W. Bush—made the “nutty idea” one of the main planks in his Presidential legislative program. After the younger Bush traveled the country selling his reform ideas, the public came down on the side of his father and rejected the President’s “nutty idea.”
Carter, who had his own share of blunders, may well have been right about this. History will have to judge.
Eisenhower was referring to MacArthur’s decision, as Army Chief of Staff, to take personal command of infantry, calvary and battle tanks he had ordered assembled to oust the WWI Veterans and their families from the shantytown they had erected in Washington DC to protest the fact that they had not been paid the bonuses that the law required. The attack on the protesting veterans was one of the great disgraces of American history. Eisenhower, knowing full well MacArthur’s penchant for strong attack, thought a more prudent officer should take charge of the delicate operation, and not the heavy-handed, aggressive General. See Quotation 643961.
Describing the Vietnam War.
