As of Wednesday, each of the four service chiefs -- the heads of the Navy, Army, Marine Corps and Air Force -- have issued statements denouncing racism and bigotry in the wake of the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
I know each of these men personally, and served on staffs with all of them. And I'm comfortable saying that none relished the idea of having to publicly weigh in on an issue like this. It's not their style, and they know it's not their place to involve themselves in what for many has become an issue of domestic politics.
Except to these men, it is most assuredly not about politics. It's about leadership.
I know each of these men personally, and served on staffs with all of them. And I'm comfortable saying that none relished the idea of having to publicly weigh in on an issue like this. It's not their style, and they know it's not their place to involve themselves in what for many has become an issue of domestic politics.
Except to these men, it is most assuredly not about politics. It's about leadership.
Yes, and what's really cool about the military's response is that in disagreeing with
their Commander-in-Chief, they have, in effect, signalled to him that they are not
necessarily predisposed to following orders without question, commentary, or
counterargument.
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