On Nov 4, 12:57 am, Chuck Gould wrote:

But I think that dismissing out of hand comments by the top ranking
military commanders of the day, (comments that were made during or
immediately after the events in question), in favor of analysis made
10, 20, or 30 years later for a variety of purposes and agendas may be
somewhat careless.

Not necessarily. Some of the military leaders had an axe to grind
when they made their comments.

Of course, so do some present day historians. But the mainstream
seems to have formed a reasonable consensus on the matter.