"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:17:58 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

With all du respect, you won't find many generals who will say "we
can't win" no matter how hopeless the mission is and they have no
authority to question the objective of the mission.

Seems to me that they would give honest opinions if asked.

Giving honest opinions is not conducive to a long career in the
military.


So, when a President asks for an honest assessment of a military situation,
the general should lie? I believe that a general has already had a "long
career" in the military, and he or she should be valued for his/her honest
opinion.