The Bond Between Soldiers And Politicians Is Close To Breaking -- Con Coughlin
When senior officers attack the Government in public, something has gone badly wrong , writes Con Coughlin.
When a prime minister feels compelled to issue a public rebuke to the heads of the Armed Forces, it suggests that something is going wrong with the finely calibrated constitutional relationship between the military and its political masters.
In the highly charged atmosphere of military operations, it is inevitable that disputes will arise between ministers and officers over how the Government’s objectives can best be achieved. But even when the exchanges become acrimonious, convention stipulates that what is said behind closed doors remains private, not splashed all over the next day’s papers.
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My Comment: The bond is close to breaking?!?!?!? .... I would say that it has already broken.