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What a price we pay for civilian control over the military. But in a democracy, there is no other alternative. As Samuel P. Huntington argues, survival of the Republic depends on a strong bind between civilians and their armed forces.

This is one of the best services FR provides: it encourages understanding, mutual respect, and support between civilian Americans and our military personnel -- citizen soldiers every one.

Which brings to mind the banishment of ROTC off of the college campuses in the 1960s and 1970s. I can think of a very small number of anti-American academic policies that could have been worse.

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[What a price we pay for civilian control over the military. But in a democracy, there is no other alternative.]

You are correct, there is no other way. but this nation pays a dear price for the fools that it elects to the position of CIC. Well at least Bush for all his faults is a good CIC.

I very much dislike this idea that MacAuthor should be judged solely by his mistakes by not giving him credit for his achievements. I am going to go to my library and look up what Winston Churhhill had to say about MacAuthor. It was quite an accolade (sp) as I recall.