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To: milwguy

The book also says that Obama ignored all his generals, and instead came up with his own 6 page strategy for surrender.


18 posted on 09/22/2010 7:50:32 AM PDT by Siegfried X
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To: Siegfried X
John Keegan wrote a book years ago called "The Mask of Command". He chose four commanders and showed how, over time, commanders had become more removed from the battlefield, and that this trend carried a certain risk with it.

Alexander the Great -- fought in his own battles and was wounded many times. He understood war.
Duke of Wellington -- observed battle from just behind the line, and was frequently shot at. He understood war.
Ulysses Grant -- led from the rear, mostly. He did it well, but relied on telegrams from subordinates for much information. Grant did well, because he understood war.
Adolph Hitler -- led from the capital. He ignored his generals and based much of his WWII strategy on his own experience as a soldier in WWI. This did not serve him well. He understood one war, but not the war he was fighting.

Barack Obama leads the war from vacation spots, he ignores his generals, has no knowledge of war at all, and only seeks to curry favor with political extremists at home.

FAIL.

23 posted on 09/22/2010 8:01:55 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Things will change after the revolution, but not before.)
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To: Siegfried X

This book is a broadside compliments of Hillary. Game on!


24 posted on 09/22/2010 8:04:34 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Sarah Palin - For such a time as this...)
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