"Mr. President, this is the plan Commodore Eisenhower came up with. If it can be carried out, the Island Nation's Army may be able to launch an attack on the South Seas without relying on its navy!" General George Marshall placed Commodore Eisenhower's plan before President Roosevelt. Since it concerned the Philippine colony and even whether to declare war on Germany ahead of schedule, the decision had to be left to President Roosevelt. No one else was qualified to make such a decision.
President Roosevelt quickly finished reading the plan and had to admit that he, too, was stunned by this Audacious plan.
"Commodore Eisenhower, I have to admit that your idea is extremely bold," President Roosevelt said.
"Mr. President, I merely want to resolve the current predicament. After all, we have invested too much in the Island Nation. If the Island Nation's Army cannot launch an attack, then our enormous investment will all have been in vain," Commodore Eisenhower said.
President Roosevelt nodded. "Indeed. We have poured vast resources into the Island Nation. If they cannot threaten the Germans as we expected, then our enormous investment will all have been in vain."
"Mr. President, with the Island Nation Navy unable to gain command of the seas, using the Philippine Islands as a springboard to attack the South Seas is undoubtedly the best option," General George Marshall said.
"But the crux of the matter is, how do we let the Island Nation use the Philippine Islands as a springboard? Declaring war on Germany now is clearly unrealistic. We still need time. Judging from the current situation, we need at least half a year to complete our preparations. But if the Island Nation does nothing during those six months, that clearly will not do either. The Germans have already begun preparing