Time stated that there was "no doubt in Sharp's mind that the US would now have to answer this attack", and that there was no debate or confusion within the administration regarding the incident.
Time ďalej písal, že "nie je pochýb o názore admirála Sharpa, že Spojené štáty budú musieť na útok odpovedať," a že v prezidentovej administratíve nebol žiaden spor alebo pochybnosti týkajúce sa incidentu.