re: #585 RogueOne

I go back and forth on generals as politicians. I know this will go against the meme but generals are some of the biggest pacifists we have to offer.

I’m not sure they necessarily make good politicians since military organizations are generally rigid hierarchies in terms of decision trees. Beyond a point there needs to be an ability to work with groups and make decisions where something cannot simply be ordered so.

I think one reason Eisenhower worked out so well is that he had the experience over in Europe in SHAEF during WW2 where he had to keep a coalition functioning while also dealing with FDR, Marshall, Churchill, Montgomery, DeGaulle, etc. Who often had their own secondary agendas beyond simply defeating Germany.