"In a different war, critics of how the United States is conducting this one would probably have asked if the P-38 pilots who finally shot down Admiral Yamamoto over the Pacific had a warrant. That mission had a forthright name: Operation Vengeance. For Americans still remembered Pearl Harbor and Admiral Yamamoto's role in it. They hadn't forgotten December 7, 1941, any more than this generation should forget September 11, 2001.
Back in 1943, there was no doubt that this country was at war, not conducting an overseas contingency operation. The American language was clearer then. And more honest."
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