The real issue, as Krauthammer ultimately points out, is civilian control of the military. All very well for a few retired generals to express disagreement with the incumbent SecDef. But when they are recent retirees, and the suggestion is seriously made that more active flag officers are going to retire and join them, it raises the issue of the political persuasions of the active members of the officers' corps.And subverting the tradition of apolitical military officers which seperates our constitutional republic from the bananna republics of Latin America is about the worst thing which could be done to America.
Moreover, isn't Truman the darling of the Left because he fired McCarthur?
"The real issue, as Krauthammer ultimately points out, is civilian control of the military. All very well for a few retired generals to express disagreement with the incumbent SecDef. But when they are recent retirees, and the suggestion is seriously made that more active flag officers are going to retire and join them, it raises the issue of the political persuasions of the active members of the officers' corps."
Apolitical officer corps?
Prominent Soldiers Who became presidents:
1. George Washington
2. Chester A. Arthur
3. Ulysses Grant
4. D.W. Eisenhower
5. Zach Taylor
6. John F. Kennedy
Ill bet theres so many more... no offense to any that Ive forgotten.
What infuriates me is that retired Flag/General officers are still part of the military, though on the retired list. They can be recalled and tried under the UCMJ.
These guys think they're doing the country a favor, but their actions are diminishing the President's authority. They should be tried for aiding and abetting the enemy. The penalty is quite severe.
Politicizing the military moves us ever closer to a military coup and dictatorship.