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To: muawiyah
It would appear you have forgotten Eisenhower's job during WWII. He was the Supreme Allied Commander.

Hardly. And I'd venture to say you're not very familiar with his career as SACEUR. Maybe you should try reading his Crusade in Europe as a start.

Eisenhower was in operational command of the American and British armies in Europe. He didn't set strategic goals, which were decided upon by FDR, Stalin, and Churchill, and were forwarded to General Eisenhower by his immediate military superior, General Marshall.

In October 1944 Churchill met Stalin in Moscow and worked on the Percentages Agreement to decide postwar spheres of influence for the two countries. Now you may think they deferred to an American general who wasn't there and who worked for one of them, but I'd say it's unlikely.

52 posted on 05/20/2007 8:17:30 PM PDT by Pelham (Treason, not just for Democrats anymore.)
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To: Pelham
Staff people usually have very substantial input into the development of any policy.

We humor our politicians when we praise them for having such marvelous foresight as to invent the internet, build Boulder dam, construct the interstate highway system, etc.

I think you get my point.

65 posted on 05/21/2007 5:45:41 AM PDT by muawiyah
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