Editing Walter Short (section)

==1999 Senate resolution==
On May 25, 1999, the [[United States Senate]] passed a non-binding resolution exonerating Kimmel and Short by a 52 to 47 vote. The resolution stated they had performed their duties "competently and professionally" and that the Japanese attacks were "not a result of dereliction of duty." "They were denied vital intelligence that was available in Washington," said Senator [[William V. Roth, Jr.]] (R-DE), contending they had been made scapegoats by the Pentagon. Senator [[Strom Thurmond]] (R-SC) called Kimmel and Short "the two final victims of Pearl Harbor."<ref>PHILIP SHENON [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E1DA1031F935A15756C0A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 Senate Clears 2 Pearl Harbor 'Scapegoats'], ''NY Times'',  May 26, 1999.</ref> The resolution was originally attached as an amendment to the Department of Defense spending bill for FY2000 (S.1059) and cleared the Congress as a whole in October 1999, urging President [[Bill Clinton]] to restore Kimmel and Short to their full wartime ranks.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-oct-13-mn-36048-story.html Congress Backs Son's Fight to Return Admiral's Honor], ''Los Angeles Times'', October 13, 1999</ref> However, neither Clinton nor any of his successors acted on the resolution.