Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer: [W]e don’t hire our generals to rubber-stamp every idea their civilian bosses come up with. We hire them for their expertise on military matters, and Franks went along with a plan that violated the first rule of warfare: never invade unless you have an overwhelming advantage and a firm idea of what to do next.
Expertise? No, they have an image to protect, a pay check to collect and their tiny, insecure egos to stroke. Oh and the gay bashing. Must not forget the gay bashing.
