* Rear Adm. Charles M. Gaouette ("inappropriate leadership judgment") mid-east carrier strike force.
* Carter Ham, commander AFRICOM, who proposed to defy SecDef (10/18/12?).
* The general who faints, David Petraeus. Rumors are flying. Was he pro-intervention? (11/09/12)
The first two seem to be victims of Panetta's growing Stantonism.
It amazes me that Panetta could hold a press conference after Benghazi, tell everyone publicly that he ordered the military not to respond to the attack and there still is confusion over what happened.
(1) Attack is underway, DoD tells soldiers no go.
(2) Attack is underway, CIA mounts confused, delayed, inadequate response.
The Civil War reader revels in civilian control of the military and hisses theatrically, like a vaudeville theatre-goer, at the mere hint of a Harrison Bar letter. And here we are.
Civil War controversies keep repeating. It will continue so until we stop shrouding the controversies in narrative and engage them as living issues of principle.
p.s. CIA chiefs with undeclared girlfriends - as big deals go, they don't get any bigger.
