<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ezinyangeni ezimbili kamuva, ekhumbula ukugxekwa kwakhe ngokunganikezi ukusekela okufanelekile kokwehla eLeyte, uHalsey wagcina imikhumbi yakhe igxile kakhulu ekusekeleni ukuhlasela kukaGen. MacArthur eMindoro  <response>: , njengoba kwakuthenjisiwe, ngisho nalapho ebhekene nempi yemikhumbi yakhe yokulwela ukusinda ngokumelene nesiphepho esibhubhisayo. Imiyalo kaHalsey yokugcina ukwakheka nokuzama ukufaka uphethiloli phakathi nalesi siphepho kwaholela ekulahlekelweni kwabasebenzi abaningi, imikhumbi kanye nezindiza eziningi njengoba zalahleka empini ngesikhathi sempi yaseMidway. Nalapha futhi kwaphikiswa ukwahlulela kukaHalsey, futhi kwaqhutshwa uphenyo olusemthethweni. Nokho, njengoba kwakunjalo ngoSpruance, izinduna eziphakeme nezazi-mlando zempi yaphesheya zaphetha ngokuthi ubuholi bukaHalsey obungenasibindi kanye nemizwa yokuhlasela ngamasu nangamasu kwakungenxa yesikweletu sakhe kanye nokuzuzisa iMelika. IMelika yayidinga amaqhawe empi futhi uHalsey, njengoGen. McArthur, wayengomunye wokwanelisa leso sidingo. 