It's really the responsibility of the general to say, Mr. Secretary, you are wrong on this issue, and if you proceed in this fashion, we are going to inherit the wind on this or meet catastrophe.
Cohen discusses the responsibility of generals to challenge the Secretary of Defense on military decisions.
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