Listen to the Generals

Yes, we should listen to the professional soldiers with no political agendas, shouldn’t we?

Generals like Patton, who said he could start a war with Russia and make it look like the Russians were to blame. Patton, the great general certainly, was also a media whore. Why did he need any personal media coverage to win his handful of battles in a global war?

Generals like MacArthur, who ignored Chinese soldiers in October 1950 perhaps intentionally to start a nuclear war with those Godless Communists? The Chinese involvement began as early as October 8 with the first soldiers in Korea by at least October 13, and the first attacks on the 19th. The first Chinese prisoner was captured on October 24th. MacArthur ignored all the evidence that his armies were out numbered. His Armies, those were indeed Mac Arthur’s Armies, were going to attack China. Only China preempted our Medal of Honor winner. How many died while MacArthur tried to run his war, his way?

We should not expect to hear the word peace from a general, should we?