@Bill Thompson,
Bill Thompson wrote:
This does not make any sense to me. The Office of the President was formed with someone in mind to fill the position. And that person was a general.
and how many american presidents have been generals?
off the top of my head, i can only come up with;
washington, jackson, taylor, grant, .... wait. let's see how many. (tik-toc-tik-tok)
okay. here's a list that seems to be the most common;
1. George Washington, Revolutionary War
2. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812
3. William Henry Harrison, War of 1812
4. Zachary Taylor, Mexican War
5. Franklin Pierce, Mexican War
6. Andrew Johnson, Civil War
7. Ulysses Simpson Grant, Civil War
8. Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Civil War
9. James Abram Garfield, Civil War
10. Chester Allan Arthur, Civil War
11. Benjamin Harrison, Civil War
12. Dwight David Eisenhower, World War II
there have been to date 43 presidents. 43-12 = 31.
6 of the 12 were veterans of the war with the confederate states of america. a war that ended 143 years ago. the next president to have been a general was ike. that was 60 years and two world wars later.
it has been half a century since the last president who had also been a general.
btw, you understand that john mccain was not an admiral right?