I understand that: I just think it's BS if a person already has a title to be referred to as. Would they refer to a General as "Mr.?" Lt. General Honore hasn't been referred to as "Mr. Honore." Why not "President Bush" in place of "Mr. Bush?"
It's completely stupid.
That's a good question...I don't know how they would refer to a General. I would call them "General". I would call a President "President. These are journalists were talking of here, who knows.