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Originally Posted by skunk works
It appears he (Pye) was looking for an excuse not to do it, because I believe he would've been out of his element when he arrived, and things would've gotten worse in a hurry. He (Pye) was (with a viable excuse) avoiding something he couldn't handle. Which is why (I dare say) he was replaced.
I compare Pye to LLoyd Fredendall....too little, too late.
just an opinion.
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Could it be that he valued the lives of his sailors, preservation of the fleet, and a war-winning strategy more than public perception of the size of his gonads?