The discontent that would have been caused by hauling what the Japanese considered to be a living deity to prison would have made the transition much more difficult and most likely more violent.

K, it’s not that we don’t know the facts of what happened, it’s that we understand why those actions took place and mainly accept them as the better of the many choices available.

Second, his putting down of the bonus army was not his choice, but that of President Hoover, MacArthur was just doing his job. And by killing some, do you mean two? The two killed were some of the people that after being asked to leave peacefully, refused. MacArthur then had to remove them by force, his job as directed by the President of the United States.

Reposted from the last vote:
You left out that MacArthur is totally to blame for the destruction of most of the Pacific Airfleet.

Earlier in his life, he turned on the Bonus Army violently, killing some, when they were peaceful protesters.

He worked to exonerate Emperor Hirohito, who should have abdicated.

Finally, he mismanaged the Korean War, leading to more deaths of American Personel from disease and the elements, that could have easily been prevented by equipping them with proper gear and medicine. He also undermined the ceasefire efforts of Truman by sending a rude letter to China, which prolonged the war.

Please include the real facts in the write up, because MacArthur would not be considered a Genius if people knew the truth!

I cannot believe that a blog that is supposedly for the educated would persist in the fallacy that this deplorable man is a hero.