supposedly, alot of proven battlefield commanders (McCaffery, Schwarzkopf, et al) turned down the spot. I think it is stupid..the military needs less meddling from the government, not someone to coordinate all the meddling.
I am a conservative by nature, though i am a Libertarian when the bottom line is drawn. I do believe that militant Islam is a threat to our nation, and one we must fight anytime, anyplace we can get a punch in. That is the job of our military.
However, the current administration seems more and more to be conducting affairs like Jefferson Davis did...looking at the map, and deciding from far away (relatively, considering Davis' time) that they had superior knowledge of the way in which to carry out a war than did the commanders in the field.
For an off the cuff example, General CSpindizzy calls me, the president, saying in order to hold his line he needs 3 divisions and a full brigade of artillery. He is on the ground, mind you. Me, having limited military knowledge, but being pretty good playing Axis and Allies with my buddies over a case of beer, call back and say "from my experience, you should be able to make do with 3 divisions and 3 BATTERIES of artillery. It's garbage.
As MG1968 stated, the PCness is making alot of calls. Thing is, we are in a tough spot, as the Generals who led combat platoons and companies in Vietnam are mostly gone, and the generation of peacetime generals are in power, guys that have never recieved an incoming mortar round, had their RTO gunned down next to them. Nowadays, our Captains and Lieutenants know the importance of taking the fight to the enemy, whereas the high command is clueless.
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