[Panzermacher]

Originally Posted by kentek

MacArthur also committed the cardinal sin of ignoring his chain of command by contacting House Minority Leader Martin about his disagreement with Truman's policies.

Ouch !! That dont sit well with the "Commander in Chief"! I think it was necessary to sack Doug.... And it all worked out in the end. You guys are correct, it wasn't the Gen'ral's right to make decisions.....he was there to enforce em.