Throughout history, leaders have won or lost wars based on a single criterion. Did they listen to their generals? In WW2, Hitler continually overrode his generals and made them fight battles that they wished to avoid. Stalin, on the other hand realised that Marshall Zhukov was the only person in Russia who understood how to defeat the 'Fascists', and for a while he allowed him to rule the roost.
Posted on The Tap Blog.
Friday, 14 March 2008
Will President Obama Listen To His Generals?
