And the military was the last vestige that they did not control. An ultimate meritocracy based on patriotism and love of country. You can control other quarters of government fairly easily. Obama's the Obamas were famously obsessed with the dod. Visited the Pentagon a lot, very particular about exactly who they appointed into certain positions, inherently distrustful of the generals. And so over time slowly filtered out your war fighters, break glass in case of war types, and moved in Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the army, who are political appointees who then push prerogatives down to generals. (12:13–12:25)
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Asserts that the Obamas were particular about Department of Defense appointments and distrustful of generals.
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