Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Does a President with military background really make a better Commander and Chief?

A lot would depend on the person and what exactly he did in the military. Now if the person was a combat general who has experience commanding entire brigades, entire battle fronts, making crucial decisions at crucial times that experience might be helpful as a commander in chief. Now if that person was a combat pilot, made no command decisions, did not lead a group of troops, I'd say that military experience would be nominal towards being a commander in chief. And let's face it, a president, even with the title of commander in chief, does not make military decisions all on his own. He does not need to possess some great military mind, capable of great military strategy. That is why he has numerous cabinet posts, advisors, etc. To brief him and give him alternatives.

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