Re: POLITICIANS AND OTHERS IN GAMING

> Unfair comparison, as Kimmel didn't have all of the information that
he
should
> have.  Doesn't excuse his attitude, nor does it necessarily mean that
it
> would've made much difference in the outcome, but the fact that 1)
Pearl
Harbor
> didn't have access to the Purple Intercepts, and 2) his own government
didn't
> keep him informed as to the seriousness of the political situation,
ameliorates
> his ultimate responsibility somewhat.  Perhaps a better example of
what
you're
> trying to illustrate would be Douglas MacArthur, who had access to
those
> intercepts, and showed his inability to consider the capabilities of
the
enemy
> not only in WWII, but also in Korea (which was probably a more
aggregious
> failure on his part than the Philippines).

He didn't need the Purple Intercepts, and he never should have trusted
his
government to give him accurate information in the first place.  What he
did
know was that the U.S. Navy had conducted exercises of carrier air raids
on
San Diego, the Panamal Cannal, and Pearl Harbor.  The results were that
it
was a fairly easy thing to do.	It is an exception when government gives
accurate information, not the rule.  The comparison stands.