Decisions! And a general, a commander in chief who has not got the quality of decision, then he is no good.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
One right decision doth not a great president make.
Often any decision, even the wrong decision, is better than no decision.
Success in past U.S. conflicts has not been strictly the result of military leadership but rather the judgment of the president in choosing generals and setting broad strategy.
A good commander is benevolent and unconcerned with fame.
Whether you're a second lieutenant working with a captain and a lieutenant colonel, or a four-star general working with the Office Secretary of Defense and the White House, the decision makers have got to have ground truth. Otherwise, the decisions they make could be flawed - and that can be dangerous.
Under our Constitution, military leaders have no choice but to endorse the president's decision after giving him their best advice.
He is neither a strategist nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general. Other than that he's a great military man.
Good generalship is the realisation that you've got to figure out how to accomplish your mission with the minimum loss of human life.
It's easy to make good decisions when there are no bad options.
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.