Peter Pace and Colin Powell, a Commonality of Failure
Civilian leadership of the military is an American iconography, nurtured since our inception as a nation and serving us well in war and peace. So, why has it all gone so wrong? Is it the thrust of the modern Pax Americana, or an unfortunate coming together of wrong men at a very wrong time?
Civilian leadership of the military is an American iconography, nurtured since our inception as a nation and serving us well in war and peace. So, why has it all gone so wrong? Is it the thrust of the modern Pax Americana, or an unfortunate coming together of wrong men at a very wrong time?
What’s the deal with these new leaders of the Pentagon, a generation of general officers who cut their teeth as young leaders in the disaster of Vietnam? They vowed never to stand by in silence again and then stood by in silence as their president heroically mishandled the aftermath of 9-11.
Powell was not true to himself. The only man in Bush’s administration who had the stature to change things or walk, he was un…