Trump’s obsession with WW2 generals strikes sour note with historians

oan ^ | February 25, 2016 | Emily Flitter

[laplata]

After Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghaniztan the military does not have leaders who know how to win anymore. They are just political butt kissers.

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Yes.

[Nifster]

Apparently you are unfamiliar with LBJ, Billy Jeff, or the DiC currently there

[hinckley buzzard]

Grant left office in 1877. You want to blame him for Progressive Era legislation in 1913? Really. Are you sure it wasn't Bush's fault?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

So you would have preferred kinder, gentler generals?

[mac_truck]

Lol...speak for yourself cupcake.

[JBW1949]

‘... Gen. Patton would have never called his fellow Americans “losers, pussys, or murderous psychopaths” ...”

No, he called the guy a coward and smacked the hell outta him...

My dad served in the 93rd Div of the Third Army under Patton..He worshipped Patton...

[Las Vegas Ron]

Personally, I hope Trump take this attitude with ISIS and all of islam, and last but not least, the illegals in this country.

I’m happy to hear the man talk this way, it’s about time!

[combat_boots]

Props to your family.

Patton understood the need for pride.

Cost men their lives, but we STILL remember the relief of Bastogne and the 3rd Army’s dash across Germany. It would have been awesome if his men could have collared Adolf.

And that HE could have taken the fight to the Pacific.

[sparklite2]

This is SLIME level ‘journalism.’

Use of the word “obsession” in the headline is standard procedure for the left wing, whose longtime, tired practice is to accuse anyone who opposes them of being mentally ill.

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Then we’re truly screwed. The source for the article is One America News, the last “conservative” news outlet standing.

[ozzymandus]

Nonsense.

[1_Rain_Drop]

Pardon my interruption.
Trump also rebuilt the Rockefeller Center skating rink?
I thought it was the Central Park one. Did he fix both?

[sparklite2]

Wollman Rink in Central Park  

[JBW1949]

You are probably right...I knew it was in New York...That was the only one I remembered...

Thanks....

[PA Engineer]

But military historians and retired generals say

All of them unnamed in the article. Do you know who these geniuses are?

[txnativegop]

Of course it was Bush’s fault, don’t be silly! LOL

Grant’s administration was corrupt from top to bottom, as were many if not all administrations which followed. However, Grant’s term in office was the first presidential administration where the corruption was blatantly open for all to see.

This is historical fact, not personal assumption.

[sparklite2]

They were interviewed by Reuters, so who knows?

[Byron_the_Aussie]

[Leto]

Heinz Guderian for me.

McArthur wasn’t all. Island hopping was far more effective. Patton was a very good field commander.

[PA Engineer]

Then we’re truly screwed. The source for the article is One America News, the last “conservative” news outlet standing.

Speak for yourself. It is a slime article. No sources and pure made up bovine excrement.

[blueplum]

....sets modern-day military experts on edge.

Russia expansionism; middle east meltdown; Chinese island-building; Europe overrun. So if these experts, who are supposed to foresee and forstall all these things, are squirming at the thought of a presidential candidate who will expect 'a little less talk and a lot more action', it's a good thing.