Victory Through Air Power Page #7

the entire air strength

of our country...

into one formidable force

under a single air command.

This is a major undertaking,

but it is a move...

that is bound

to come sooner or later.

Because air power

is swiftly emerging...

as the dominant force

in war or in peace...

this move will either

be forced upon us...

by the march of events...

or it will come

through the foresight...

and native intelligence

of the American people.

In the past...

they have never failed

to act promptly and wisely...

once they understood

the problem they faced.

And so, in this crucial hour

in the destiny of our country...

they will not hesitate

to break the chains of habit...

and free themselves

from the earthbound past.

Only then will

our aviation leadership...

be free to plan and carry out

reaI air strategy...

that will bring us victory in

the shortest possible time...

with a minimum investment

in human lives.

Only then

will the creative brains...

and productive talent

of our aviation industry...

be free to forge the reaI

weapons of air power...

that will carry

totaI destruction to the enemy.

Our gallant airmen

have already demonstrated...

their skill,

their resourcefulness...

and their courage.

Born to this aeriaI age,

they understand war in the sky.

America should not hesitate

to place its destiny...

in the hands of these men...

for with the strategy

of air power...

they will make the enemy

fight on our terms...

against the weapons

of our choosing...

at our time, but on his soiI.

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