Pleblian (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

LoL... Ike and JFK talking about nuclear destruction, like two neighbors having a morning coffee.

bittergunowner12 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Ya but I thought Ike was the Supreme Commander of Allied troops in Europe. I'll look it up.

dylanrocks83 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

You are absolutely correct. Ike wasn't JFK's general, I believe McArthur was the Pacific theater general. But JFK would have known of him during the war and still perhaps thought of him as his general?? After all, Ike was the "Supreme Allied Commander." But you are right, JFK was definitely in the Pacific and Ike was in Europe.

bittergunowner12 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Ya my grandpa was gonna be sent to Cuba had they invaded, I remember my parents telling me stories about how everyone was on edge because we were SO close to annihilating each other.

bittergunowner12 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Really, I thought JFK served in the Pacific Front? Ike was in Europe.

bsantosu (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

It's kind of scary how Ike seems to want to go straight in to a shooting war with the Soviets.

Zeitgeist74 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Capable, but not a great president. Great general? Certainly so. But great president? No.

dussuh (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

oh i was wrong maybe they called him general because of the respect and for what he did in world war 2. must be it cos he did defeat the nazis and managed too pull off d-day. And you know what he was so damn honest and i think people should never take Eisenhower for granted. Great American and president. i thought he was always a general

dylanrocks83 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

According to his wikipedia page, he retired from active service on May 31, 1952. And according to my father, a career Navy man, a retired officer collects retirement pension and can be persuaded to return to active duty, but is no longer allowed to give anyone any orders, but they are still to be treated with respect by being saluted and referred to by highest office attained, but he has no power. Therefore, he was not a general after WWII. His highest most recent ACTIVE office was president

dussuh (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

no eisenhower never lost his title of general. he never really retired of the army when he became president but when he became president he wasnt a general anymore but the commander in chief and when he left the office he was a general again.