He supposedly kept the severed heads of his political enemies, including some military officers, in a freezer. "Generals Give Themselves Tenure, and Other Acts of Madness".
An “Appeal to Congress” from five former secretaries of defense warns that Donald Trump is firing flag officers, which is unprecedented and an assault on American political norms. This letter is an appalling package of dangerous claims, and dumber than a box of rocks.
But just because something is legal does not make it wise.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't make it unwise, either. Is wisdom like beauty, in the eye (or mind) of the beholder?
Jeez, the stupidity and arrogance is a very bad combination.
ReplyDeleteDid General MacArthur sign that letter? McClellan? Halleck?
Over a long career, I managed to get along with people who were arrogant and smart, or amiable and not so smart, but the combination of arrogance and stupidity was always a huge challenge.
DeleteI thought military heads served at the pleasure of the Commander-in-Chief?
ReplyDeleteThat's only in banana republics, as the Very Smart People in the commentariat tell us. In the US the military is entirely independent of the President and serves at the pleasure of the DNC.
DeleteI thought military heads served at the pleasure of the Commander-in-Chief?
DeleteThat's right. And, as in the Idi Amin example, they are typically served cold.