Jim Wilkins wrote:

Carter was hotly and heavily involved in the rescue mission planning,
waaay beyond his competence as a submarine officer. I heard that first-
hand from one of the planners.

He was also the only president who bothered to learn the SIOP
procedures. Reagan just asked "What do I do now, General?"

Bush I (42) also tended to let his General's do their job. Seemed to have worked in
Desert Storm.

I'm not going to rehash Johnson and Vietnam, we know that was a failure.

Wes
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"Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect
government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home
in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller