No commander in chief would ever say, 'I'm not going to listen to the guys on the ground.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I thought they know that I was the Commander in Chief, not that I know that I am the Commander in Chief, and they should behave; know how to behave to the Commander in Chief.
I've been a soldier too long to refuse to entertain any request from a potential commander in chief.
I'm not a fan of Secretary Rumsfeld. I don't think he listens enough to his uniformed officers.
Bill Clinton is not my commander-in-chief.
I am fully prepared to be commander in chief... I don't need on-the-job training.
Nothing so comforts the military mind as the maxim of a great but dead general.
In a leadership role in Iraq and in running my own business, what I've learned is if you don't listen, you're going to strike out. You're going to fail miserably. The people you work with have got to know you're engaged and you're listening.
Any time the president talks, you listen.
Of course, I think it is legitimate for the Commander-in-Chief to be concerned for the safety of his soldiers.
It is hard to look up to a leader who keeps his ear to the ground.