Failure to act as the Administration acted would have meant great waste of life, great suffering, great destruction of property; all of which was avoided by the firmness and prudence with which Commander Hubbard carried out his orders and prevented either party from attacking the other.
He argued that the U.S. administration's decisive actions prevented significant loss of life and property during the conflict.
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