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Melissa426
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I am going to need some help from some of you history buffs, plus anyone who wants to offer an opinion ( not that there are too many shrinking violets around here who need encouragement to speak their mind!)
Do you feel that the Commander in Chief needs military experience to lead effectively during a time of war? Or is this issue with GW simply that he pulled a few strings and got out of serious and real service during Viet Nam?
I am going back thru recent history looking at presidents during war to see who did and who did not have experience. Help me here.
Clinton... none / Somalia and ?Haiti and Serb/Croatia
G. Bush... WW II pilot / Desert Storm
Ronald Reagan... none / Panama ?Grenada
J. Carter.... navy
G. Ford.... ? / end of Viet Nam
R. Nixon...? / Viet Nam
LB Johnson...? / Viet Nam
JFK.... navy / beginning of Viet Nam
DD Eisenhower... Army
HS Truman.....? / end of WW II and Korean Conflict
FDR......? / WW II
Opinions?
Peace,
Melissa
Do you feel that the Commander in Chief needs military experience to lead effectively during a time of war? Or is this issue with GW simply that he pulled a few strings and got out of serious and real service during Viet Nam?
I am going back thru recent history looking at presidents during war to see who did and who did not have experience. Help me here.
Clinton... none / Somalia and ?Haiti and Serb/Croatia
G. Bush... WW II pilot / Desert Storm
Ronald Reagan... none / Panama ?Grenada
J. Carter.... navy
G. Ford.... ? / end of Viet Nam
R. Nixon...? / Viet Nam
LB Johnson...? / Viet Nam
JFK.... navy / beginning of Viet Nam
DD Eisenhower... Army
HS Truman.....? / end of WW II and Korean Conflict
FDR......? / WW II
Opinions?
Peace,
Melissa