Typical liberal broad brush dropping Douglas McArthur in the same pot with little pro-faggot Petraeus. But his specific charge against McArthur is that he was overly concerned with uniform cap cat guts. Mac had his vanities but he was NOT obsessed with uniforms.
The Left hates Mac because he crossed swords with the State Department, Truman, and Soviet dignitaries.
MacArthur is easily the most overrated general in US history. The problem is hating/liking him became politicized, but an objective look at his record reveals a mix of horrific incompetence (initial defense of the Phillipines, getting surprised by the Chinese in Korea) and accomplishments that aren’t nearly as great as they appear once you look at them more closely (New Guinea campaign, Inchon).
A bit odd the author attacks Petraeus for being “fastidious” but then holds up Patton as an ideal (who practiced his facial expressions in a mirror).
Ha ha, obsessed with uniforms? When Truman met him at Wake to discuss Korea, Truman said MacArthur was dressed like a 2nd LT. He was pissed about that but not as much as MacArthur's not saluting him.