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Why did Eisenhower and Truman have such a Problem with the USMC?
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:03 pm
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:03 pm
I've always read that they both wanted to do away with em but never understood why.
I realize both were army officers as well and may just have been ingrained to not think very highly of the USMC.
I realize both were army officers as well and may just have been ingrained to not think very highly of the USMC.
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Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:09 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Eisenhower really was pretty fricking beta. He was a politician and didn't really understand savage fighting. That's probably why he disliked Patton and fricked over Chesty Puller.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:09 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Jealousy
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:11 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
They didn't have the bearing for the corps.
They were essentially pussies, by USMC standards.
They were essentially pussies, by USMC standards.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:12 pm to BRgetthenet
Yeah all these answers were what I thought. The Army was a huge dog and pony show back then.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:14 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Bean counters it's as simple as that
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:15 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Marines fricked their girlfriends and they never got over it.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:19 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Ike went big for the 'more bang for the buck' approach. Nukes, air power, less ground troops. Reorganized the Army, too, as well as a huge reduction in force. Saw the USMC as redundant.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:20 pm to BRgetthenet
Up vote, baw brother.
This post was edited on 5/18/16 at 9:21 pm
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:21 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Truman was a national guard artillery fig and Ike fought in that pussy European theater.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:21 pm to Bushmaster
They were both pussies...
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:21 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Were you in the Corps?
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:23 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
In modern warfare, the roles of the USMC and the Army overlap quite a bit. Given Ike's background...it's not a surprise that he tried to shore up support for his goal.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:24 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Not close
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:24 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Not close
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:24 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Atleast Truman shut down chickenshit Dougout Douglas MacArthur
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:30 pm to SonofDye
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Dougout Douglas MacArthur
My Grandfather and the rest of his USMC buddies couldn't stand to hear his name.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:30 pm to SonofDye
Hated the headlines the Marines got in wwi and wwii
Posted on 5/18/16 at 9:42 pm to BRgetthenet
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BRgetthenet
I am currently in the Corps
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