Washington Journal
Military Ethics and Leadership
2012-11-20T08:37:53-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMGM0XC8zMDk1NDgtMDQtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Thomas Ricks talked about military ethics and leadership. During the preceding year a number of generals and admirals had been involved in legal and ethical issues, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta had ordered an investigation into the reasons behind the problems. Of the controversies surrounding Afghanistan war leaders former CIA Director General David Petraeus and General John Allen, Mr. Ricks stated that the real scandal was not their behavior with women but rather the high turnover rate among the U.S. military leaders in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. He stressed the need for a better process in finding competent military leadership, saying, “The media, the Congress, lack sufficient military experience to really know what good generalship looks like.”
Mr. Ricks is the author of The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today.
Nancy Calo read news headlines from C-SPAN Radio at the end of the program.
Thomas Ricks talked about military ethics and leadership. During the preceding year a number of generals and admirals had been involved in l…
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Thomas Ricks talked about military ethics and leadership. During the preceding year a number of generals and admirals had been involved in legal and ethical issues, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta had ordered an investigation into the reasons behind the problems. Of the controversies surrounding Afghanistan war leaders former CIA Director General David Petraeus and General John Allen, Mr. Ricks stated that the real scandal was not their behavior with women but rather the high turnover rate among the U.S. military leaders in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. He stressed the need for a better process in finding competent military leadership, saying, “The media, the Congress, lack sufficient military experience to really know what good generalship looks like.”
Mr. Ricks is the author of The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today.
Nancy Calo read news headlines from C-SPAN Radio at the end of the program. close
Mr. Ricks is the author of The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today.
Nancy Calo read news headlines from C-SPAN Radio at the end of the program.
Thomas Ricks talked about military ethics and leadership. During the preceding year a number of generals and admirals had been involved in l… read more
Thomas Ricks talked about military ethics and leadership. During the preceding year a number of generals and admirals had been involved in legal and ethical issues, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta had ordered an investigation into the reasons behind the problems. Of the controversies surrounding Afghanistan war leaders former CIA Director General David Petraeus and General John Allen, Mr. Ricks stated that the real scandal was not their behavior with women but rather the high turnover rate among the U.S. military leaders in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. He stressed the need for a better process in finding competent military leadership, saying, “The media, the Congress, lack sufficient military experience to really know what good generalship looks like.”
Mr. Ricks is the author of The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today.
Nancy Calo read news headlines from C-SPAN Radio at the end of the program. close
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