Perhaps Nobody Quotes O.P. Smith By Accident, Either

Palin, today: “In the words of General MacArthur, ‘We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.’”

The quote, it seems, is from General O.P. Smith, commander of the First Marine Division, in the Korean War.

“I shall return”, of course, was MacArthur, so perhaps my earlier point still stands.