In the same month, Johnson pledged that he was not "committing American boys to fighting a war that I think ought to be fought by the boys of Asia to help protect their own land".
Istoga mjeseca, Johnson je izjavio da on "...ne šalje američke dečke da vode rat za koji smatram da ga trebaju voditi dečki iz Azije kojima je zadatak očuvati vlastitu zemlju."