Good point about this being really about Bush (from the caller). I don't think the generals are really political, as McInnerny said, but are being USED by the Iago's of the Kerry camp, who really don't care about Rummy but want to get Bush at all costs.
I think there have been very great officers who along with their military expertise also had to deal with the political aspects of a war, such as Ike and Marshal. That being said if you got to fight a war better to have a Patton or Pershing
IF I recall correctly .. didn't some generals/lawyers put a stop on taking out Bin Laden when we could in the beginning of the Afghan war when we had the opportunity to bomb him??