A Quote by Robert Dallek

Success in past U.S. conflicts has not been strictly the result of military leadership but rather the judgment of the president in choosing generals and setting broad strategy.

Robert Dallek

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Robert Dallek
American - Historian
Born: May 16, 1934

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