No Plan Ever Survives Its First Encounter

While I Was Not Consulted Prior To The President's Decision To Intervene In Support Of The Republic Of Korea, That Decision From A Military Standpoint, Proved A Sound One, As We Hurled Back The Invader And Decimated His Forces. Our Victory Was Complete, And Our Objectives Within Reach, When Red China Intervened With Numerically Superior Ground Forces.

Few Names Have Left A Firmer Imprint Upon The Pages Of The History Of American Times Than Has That Of Ty Cobb... He Seems To Have Understood That In The Competition Of Baseball, Just As In War, Defensive Strategy Never Has Produced Ultimate Victory.

In Many Situations That Seemed Desperate, The Artillery Has Been A Most Vital Factor.

In The Mighty And Almost Limitless Potential Of American Industry-the Brilliance And Rugged Determination Of Its Leaders; The Skill, Energy And Patriotism Of Its Workers-there Has Been Welded An Almost Impregnable Defense Against The Evil Designs Of Any Who Would Threaten The Security Of The American Continent. It Is Indeed The Most Forceful And Convincing Argument Yet Evolved To Restrain The Irresponsibility Of Those Who Would Recklessly Bring Down Upon The Good And Peace-loving Peoples Of All The Nations Of The Earth The Disaster Of Total War.

There Are Some Who, For Varying Reasons, Would Appease Red China. They Are Blind To History's Clear Lesson, For History Teaches With Unmistakable Emphasis That Appeasement But Begets New And Bloodier War. It Points To No Single Instance Where This End Has Justified That Means, Where Appeasement Has Led To More Than A Sham Peace. Like Blackmail, It Lays The Basis For New And Successively Greater Demands Until, As In Blackmail, Violence Becomes The Only Other Alternative.