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However, if MacArthur can get an MoH, why not Kyle? The MoH has always been political.

Teddy Roosevelt got the CMH retroactive.

And there are too few of them awarded because the civilians didn't want heroes from "Bush's Warz".

So yes, the medal's political. It didn't used to be that way, but welcome to the USSA.

"Teddy Roosevelt got the CMH retroactive."

Teddy got his CMH for specific actions during the Battle of San Juan Hill. It was long before he was famous. His actions during that battle arguably made him famous. His highest office before this had been as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. I defy anyone (without looking it up on the internet) to name the current Assistant Secretary of the Navy, much less the Secretary.

At the time, he was recommended by multiple persons who witnessed his actions during the battle to include a CMH winner. He was most likely turned down because of politics (people who didn't like him). His getting it was actually correcting a previous injustice due to politics. He did not get it because of politics. He was initially denied it because of politics.