Yes Matt, I agree with you, they seem to be micromanaged by the Pentagon. I guess Schwarzkopf was the last General that shone so l suppose if a battle or war happens we will see how that type A personality emerges or not. I do not think we will ever see someone as narcissistic as MacArthur. At any rate l am so proud of all those Generals that served us in the past. Sherman was unique in that he preferred to make those Southerners who agitated for Civil War pay for it. So rather than kill them he destroyed as many plantations as he could so he gets a reputation as a total warrior. He did not kill as many as Grant but he destroyed a lot of property of wealthy Cavalier types.
One of the last generals to truly stand up to the DOD and ALSO the warmongerers was Matthew Ridgway. One of America's greatest warriors had to endure constant disrespect and sabotage by bureaucrats, even in the 1950s (the European powers treated him better from what I've read). Thankfully Eisenhower at least was willing to listen to him.
This was great and very helpful; thanks!!!
The good old days when a general or admiral actually had power and authority. Today they are micromanaged too much by the Pentagon.
Yes Matt,
I agree with you, they seem to be micromanaged by the Pentagon.
I guess Schwarzkopf was the last General that shone so l suppose if a battle or war happens we will see how that type A personality emerges or not.
I do not think we will ever see someone as narcissistic as MacArthur. At any rate l am so proud of all those Generals that served us in the past. Sherman was unique in that he preferred to make those Southerners who agitated for Civil War pay for it.
So rather than kill them he destroyed as many plantations as he could so he gets a reputation as a total warrior.
He did not kill as many as Grant but he destroyed a lot of property of wealthy Cavalier types.
@@jbjoeychic you are correct sir, we will never see a General MacArthur, or George Patton. The Pentagon does not promote free thinking anymore.
One of the last generals to truly stand up to the DOD and ALSO the warmongerers was Matthew Ridgway. One of America's greatest warriors had to endure constant disrespect and sabotage by bureaucrats, even in the 1950s (the European powers treated him better from what I've read). Thankfully Eisenhower at least was willing to listen to him.
They've micromanaged since at least Vietnam
"The Army's Explorer became the first rocket to successfully launch a satellite around the earth"??? So what was Sputnik, chopped liver?