the pacific is was so large that almost any change you make it, changes theourse of our timeline, dramatically changes the course of war. >> it' true. it's true in europe as well. it's one of the reasons the second world war is so unique, so fascinating. it really has shaped the post-world really in asia and europe. and choices that were being made by the gerals and admirals in how to prosecute the war, those had major downstream for the postwar world, implications we're still living with today. >> definitely so. leapt me -- so much of your book, and i would describe your book as an expertly written operation. it's my bread and butter to read operational history, and this is as good as it gets. >> you know what you're talking about when you say that, so i appreciate that. >> well, thank you but, you know, much of what you de with here is somethinglse i think necessary, and it's the personalities of the u.s. commanders. ey're unforgettable. let me read you, ifou don't mind, a quote by viced miller mark mitcher in talking about -- admiral by mark mitcher. there's just so many japanese planes on

have to address some of them in theourse of the comg weeks and months, and maybe we can do a little better i saw-always thoughtven before covid that the prevailing narrative in the out and globally, frankly, was a narrative of inequality and inequity, people being left behind, and you mentioned access the affordable health-care and it's the deeper social, economic factors, of income and employment, housing, things like that, have really been quite striking and causing the inequities that we have got now. you also mentioned vaccines. should, for example, when we roll out vaccines -- apart from the cost, let's say the cost isn't the barrier but a scarcity of vaccine which we will at the beginning. should priority be given onhe basis of race. >> race exclusively, i i think priority should be based on vulnerable and essential workers and the most vulnerable. >> does that include race? >> i thi it would end up dispro -- producing a disproportionate racial effect. if we identifiedhe communes i just want to start with the identifying the communities most affected and reverse engineer the triaging

theourse, we would hope transition can happen smoothly and we are here to serve the american people. we will do our best. we are concerned with anything that could derail the process. as it stands now, i cannot see that happening, but hopefully it does not happen. >> have you had any contact with embers of the biden transition? >> no, no contact. that help ensure a seamless transition from one administration to another? as i said, we are here to serve. if people want to contact us, of course we will be available. know, i amd, as you not a federal employee. but i understand the rules are such that confidential information needs to be capped with the with -- kept federal employees. i will make sure i look at that. otherwise, of course, i will be happy to be contacted, and asked >> a washington post forum on how american cities are transitioning to clean energy and some of the challenges faced by other countries getting access to energy. morning, and welcome to washington post life. i am the senior writer at the washington post and i am very pleased welcome today two experts on energy p

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