The US Constitution specifies that the President is Commander and Chief of the Army and Navy, and militia when called into service of the federal government and, by inferrence, the CIC of the Air Force and Coast Guard. Thus, the Founding Fathers recognized the necessity of civilian control of the military. Wars are never fought in a political vacuum. That's a fact of life. There are strategic political considerations that accrue to any war that must be recognized.
No question about this. And there are times when it is necessary for the civilian power to trump the military, such as in Korea when McArthur wantd to enlarge the war to bring China in, and Truman had to fire him. On the tactical side, however more attention should be paid to the people who specialize in their field.
