Word: formosae
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Should the U.S. defend Formosa from Communist attack? The vote...
...breach of that line . . . would render vulnerable io determined attack every other major segment . . . This is a military estimate as to which I have yet to find a military leader who will take exception. For that reason, I have strongly recommended in the past . . . that under no circumstances must Formosa fall under Communist control." Republicans applauded wildly. On the Democratic side, members were stolidly silent...
...conduct of the war made necessary i) intensification of our economic blockade against China; 2) imposition of a naval blockade against the China coast; 3) removal of restrictions on air reconnaissance of China's coastal area and of Manchuria; 4) removal of restrictions on the [Chinese Nationalists] on Formosa, with logistical support to contribute to their effective operations against the Chinese mainland...
...with his scorching indictment. "I called for reinforcements, but was informed that reinforcements were not available. I made clear that if not permitted to destroy the enemy-built-up bases north of the Yalu, if not permitted to utilize the friendly Chinese force of some 600,000 men on Formosa, if not permitted to blockade the China coast to prevent the Chinese Reds from getting succor from without, and if there were to be no hope of major reinforcements, the position of the command from the military standpoint forbade victory...
Plain Talk. The fact was that Soldier MacArthur was speaking his convictions, and they were tailored to no political wind. His charge that the J.C.S. approved many of his views embarrassed Democrats, as did his insistence that Formosa was vital to U.S. defense. They squirmed as he declared that he had asked for new diplomatic decisions and gotten none, and when he said: "Why, my soldiers asked of me, surrender military advantages to an enemy in the field? I could not answer." Neither could the Democrats...