Truman Vs. Macarthur: The Case Of Douglas Macarthur

American military officials are always thought of as men and women early defending our country and our friends and family in the military. In the case of Douglas MacArthur, this is not the case. MacArthur was willing to sacrifice the welfare of those under his charge for his own selfish reasons; political gain and to spite his boss and many other superiors. Truman clearly made the right decision to fire MacArthur, although it was a very unpopular choice. He saw the traits that made the general unable to defend America selflessly and acted on what he saw, even though the American public was very disappointed this decision. The first reason Truman was justified in relieving MacArthur was because on multiple occasions, MacArthur did not wait
He sent a letter to the veterans of foreign wars that completely conflicted with the policy of the United States in respect to Formosa and when Truman asked him to correct it, MacArthur claimed that there were no conflicts. This just proved how far MacArthur was willing to go to show Truman that he did not respect him as he should have. Truman clearly tried to hold it together and was very polite about the situation, even softening the embarrassment to MacArthur by sending a private note and trying to keep the situation out of the public eye. Even with these very kind niceties, MacArthur refused to formally apologize, yet eventually complying twith the orders. MacArthur also claims multiple times in his memoir that Truman went over the top with his defense actions, even when some of them actually helped the American war
Michael Schaller, Douglas MacArthur: The Far Eastern General (New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., 1989), 192.
[ 9 ]. Ibid, 364.
[ 10 ]. Ibid, 362.
[ 11 ]. Ibid, 351.
[ 12 ]. Douglas MacArthur, Reminiscences (n.p.: Time, Inc., 1964), 327.
[ 13 ]. Ibid, 341.
[ 14 ]. Michael Schaller, Douglas MacArthur: The Far Eastern General (New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., 1989), 205.
[ 15 ]. Michael Schaller, Douglas MacArthur: The Far Eastern General (New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., 1989), 184.
[ 16 ]. Douglas MacArthur, Reminiscences (n.p.: Time, Inc., 1964), 341.
[ 17 ]. Michael Schaller, Douglas MacArthur: The Far Eastern General (New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., 1989), 197.
[ 18 ]. Douglas MacArthur, Reminiscences (n.p.: Time, Inc., 1964), 339.
[ 19 ]. Michael Schaller, Douglas MacArthur: The Far Eastern General (New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., 1989), 205.
[ 20 ]. Ibid, 206.
[ 21 ]. Ibid, 183.
[ 22 ]. Douglas MacArthur, Reminiscences (n.p.: Time, Inc., 1964), 356.
[ 23 ]. Michael Schaller, Douglas MacArthur: The Far Eastern General (New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., 1989), 198.
[ 24 ]. Ibid, 184.
[ 25 ]. Michael Schaller, Douglas MacArthur: The Far Eastern General (New York: Oxford University Press, Inc., 1989),