I have seen it suggested that we might advantageously dispatch an i ferior force, even one of no more than five battleships, to the East; a force which, though standing on the defensive, would by its mere presence in Far Eastern waters act as a powerful deterrent against Japanese aggression.
Whenever this policy has been resorted to in the past it has failed. If force has to be used at all, the greatest mistake that can be made is not to have sufficient force.
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