It was plain then that the defeat of either enemy would require the massing of overwhelming forces--ground, sea, and air--in positions from which we and our allies could strike directly against the enemy homelands and destroy the Nazi and Japanese war machines.
Roosevelt outlines the necessity of overwhelming forces to defeat both Germany and Japan during the war.
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Possession of any mine or mines taken under this order shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Interior as soon as he determines that such possession is no longer required for the successful prosecution of the war.
I wish I had the power, just for this evening, to be present at all of these gatherings.
It seems obvious that we will be more or less responsible for security in all the Pacific waters.
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