Unfortunately in today's climate any generals who expressed even 1/2 of the sentiment that this great American did would be fired. It wasn't too long ago that USAF Gen. Michael Dugan was fired for saying we would bomb Iraq back into the Stone Age (Gulf War I - fired by then SecDef Cheney).
err - Dugan also said the USAF could do it alone, didn't need the Army, etc.
But then, Dugan was (for that matter, still is ) a dumba$$.