Well, to be fair he hit his promise almost to the day. He gave them six months, maybe a year, after that, he gave no assurances. Midway was almost exactly six months. 2nd Naval Battle of Guadalcanal was 11 months, 7 days.
Called his shot.
He committed 3 vs. 2, then 4 vs. 3. 10 vs. 4 isn't...