[billorites]

"Wow, all of a sudden we’ve got a lot of “incompetent” general officers. "

Throughout U.S. history, probably the same everywhere, incompetence has been more the rule rather than the exception.

That's the subject of Thomas Rick's recent book The Generals which is a compelling and riveting read.

During WWII, “Sixteen Army division commanders were relieved for cause, out of a total of 155 officers who commanded Army divisions in combat during the war. At least five corps commanders also were relieved for cause.”

The roster of losers is long; the list of heroes pretty short. Eisenhower was quite the exemplar, Matthew B. Ridgeway a battlefield hero, Leslie Groves a technocrat genius, maybe a handful of others.

[Kenny Bunk]

Ike was a tactical disaster, which he conclusively proved first in North Africa, he also managed a disaster or two in Europe.. He was however, a model diplomat and a team player who could keep lots of egos more or less pointed in the same direction. He also tended to tolerate inept generals a lot longer than was good for him.

IMNVHO, He was a true hero in his service to our country, but not so much on the battlefield