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He saw things in Eisenhower that inspired trust....most especially, the unhesitating ability....and desire.... to follow orders.
That's the nature of an Army, yep.
To greater and lesser degrees.
1. This was General George S. Patton:
Shortly after the conquest of Trier on March 1, Patton received a message from Allied headquarters.
"Bypass Trier. It will take four divisions to capture it," read the order.
"Have taken Trier with two divisions," an acerbic Patton responded. "What do you want me to do? Give it back?"
Patton's barbed sense of humor is not accidental. He is weary of the ineffectual leadership of General Eisenhower, who he believes consistently sabotages his success. He feels the same way about Omar Bradley, his immediate superior. "
"Killing Patton THE STRANGE DEATH OF WORLD WAR II S MOST AUDACIOUS GENERAL," byBill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard, p. 200
He showed his military genius and success on the battlefield, but could not defeat the will of the triumvirate, who played Brutus, Cassius and Casca to Patton's Julius Caesar.