spanone
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Wed Dec-20-06 12:09 PM
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Has any President ever disregarded the Joint Chiefs on a Military decision? |
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From a president without ANY combat experience this would truly be the height of Arrogance.
Bush* left that door open in his press conference.
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Wed Dec-20-06 12:09 PM
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Wed Dec-20-06 12:25 PM
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2. Truman was an Army Captain in WWI |
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Led an artillery battery I believe.
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Wed Dec-20-06 12:28 PM
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3. And in WWII he ignored the advice of his JCS. |
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Wed Dec-20-06 01:03 PM
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4. There were no joint chiefs back then... |
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but I think Lincoln counter-manded his Generals a couple of times and vice versa.
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