U.S. Generals Behaving Badly

Marine Gen. John Allen, left, meets with Army Gen. David Petraeus in July 2011, prior to Allen assuming command of ISAF-Afghanistan from Petraeus. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says emails sent by Allen to a woman involved in the Petraeus sex scandal have triggered their own probe. Navy

General Disorder #1, General Disorder #2, &c. -- Time

When Marine General Anthony Zinni became chief of U.S. Central Command in 1997, he was stunned to find a Navy commander working for him dedicated to keeping track of Zinni’s schedule. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” Zinni recalls thinking, before eliminating the slot.

There’s a growing number of senior officers in the U.S. military who wish they’d had Zinni’s judgment. The increased pressures that a decade of war, combined with an ensuing gusher of money and staff bloat, have helped isolate senior military officers and blind them to the rules, military officers say.

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