The general and the president : Obama’s “Harry Truman” moment?

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Chew, Emrys
• مؤلفون آخرون: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• التنسيق: Commentary
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2011
• الموضوعات: DRNTU::Social sciences::General::History
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/92559; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6601
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

Historical parallels have been drawn between the removal of wartime US generals Douglas MacArthur and Stanley McChrystal by their respective commanders-in-chief. While the key question remains the issue of civilian authority over the military, the grounds for dismissal were different.