Nemo l'Ancien wrote:
Denyav wrote:
In case you did not know, Bush is smart enough to leave the operational
decisions in the hands of the military.

That's a stupid position...
War is to serious a matter to be left only to military people
(Clemenceau, French stateman, 1914...)

Yes, and we see exactly how well that worked for the French in both
World Wars.

I believe the statement was Bush left the "operational decisions" in the
hands of the military, as is appropriate.

One of the reasons many wars go badly is the politicos try to
micro-manage the war. Just as bad as any CEO trying to micro-manage
their entire organization.

Instead, the proper division of labour is for the politicos to set the
strategic goals, and the military to implement plans to achieve them.