FDR: “It becomes clearer and clearer that the attrition, the whittling down…”

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It becomes clearer and clearer that the attrition, the whittling down process against the Japanese is working.

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Roosevelt discusses the effectiveness of the attrition strategy against Japanese forces in the Pacific.

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FDR: “It becomes clearer and clearer that the attrition, the whittling down process against the Japanese is working.”