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...Henry L. Stimson, Secretary...
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Said Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson: "The United States Government . . . administered a stinging, humiliating surprise blow when it bombed Tokyo. . . . This means Japan has suffered a serious loss of face which can be wiped out only by a similar, even larger return blow. We have tried to put our house in order...
...Henry Stimson wanted U.S. citizens to expect the blow, to nerve themselves to take it. The Japanese would sneak one or more carriers close to the West Coast-or to the Panama Canal or to Alaska-and take revenge. The Germans could do something similar to the East Coast. The people could only hope that the U.S. defenses were better than Tokyo's-and that the people would not be as frantic as Tokyo's civilians...
About Face. Early in 1941, Secretary Stimson said: "Flight training in gliders or sailplanes as a preliminary step in power-plane training is of doubtful value, and it is believed the cost is not commensurate with the results obtained." A Navy spokesman announced: "It was definitely determined that the inclusion of glider training in the flight syllabus was not worthwhile...