This has been going on for years during wars. They coddled the prisoners during the Korean War to the point they took over the compounds. This kind of talk is doubley dangerous when you see it from a four star. That guy makes me nervous for some reason.
IMO, it’s not his pay grade to talk about policy. It’s his duty to implement and provide his opinion to the president when asked, or when there is a pressing matter.
The past Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs may have expressed opinions in public in the past. If so, I don’t care for it. It wreaks of something political and that’s not a military task.
In his defense, it seems to me that Bush likes to have his department heads float trial balloons. Powell, Condi and now this guy have shot their mouth off at times when I didn’t really agree with what they said or the idea they should be saying it.
That’s life. If Bush has a policy to sell, I wish he’d do it and take the heat.
BTW, BerryD., he kindoff makes my skin crawl too.