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You don't think that by giving people power, it may create a bias in their judgment on how to handle a situation? If you have control of a very powerful army, I would think that would definitely make you more aggressive. Take MacArthur and the Chinese. Do you really think firing nuclear weapons at China would have been a good idea? In fact, I might as far to say that one of the weaknesses of men, as opposed to women, is their innate desire to conquer. to take on more territory, and that is very juvenile (i am a man). While people in uniform may have their opinions of how to handle a situation, I think it is a very good idea to have a civilian leader to get another prospective. The only person referenced in this article that really does not follow this trend would be Powell, but he is absolutely the exception to the rule.
dont even think, you now no 100% that he was killed
Korb can't talk about how great it is when politicos dismiss four-star advice, especially in the context of the Iraq War, without at least mentioning Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, and Shinseki.
Gen. Shinseki recommended more troops for the ill-considered war in Iraq, while it was Rumsfeld who wanted a lean army.
"Morinao" makes a great point: "political leaders ought to have the brains . . ." and this is where the voting public comes in and the point where we need more of an independent media. As the July 29 Rand Report on "How Terrorist Groups Die" points out, this administration got us off on the wrong path with its "global war on terror" approach. The resulting tragedy and chaos should make us want to learn more and choose our leaders much more carefully.