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Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian27 Jun 2019 5:55 a.m. PST

You were asked – TMP link

Who best represents a general who would have been great, but was held back due to politics?

In the final round:

21% said "Erwin Rommel"
17% said "George Patton"
16% said "William Westmoreland"

Dynaman878927 Jun 2019 4:36 p.m. PST

Well, he was the only one forced to commit suicide for political reasons so I guess I'll have to agree.

von Schwartz27 Jun 2019 7:23 p.m. PST

Well, Patton was murdered for his politics, or so they say.

Dynaman878927 Jun 2019 7:35 p.m. PST

The pain, the pain…

And Jimmi Hendrix was killed by the CIA too.

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