Children of Political Leaders in Combat
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John Eisenhower, son of former President Dwight Eisenhower, offers a unique perspective about the children of political leaders in a combat zone. He does not think that they belong there:
“…My father, as a professional officer himself, understood and accepted it. However, he had a firm condition: Under no circumstances must I ever be captured. He would accept the risk of my being killed or wounded, but if the Chinese Communists or North Koreans ever took me prisoner, and threatened blackmail, he could be forced to resign the presidency. I agreed to that condition wholeheartedly. I would take my life before being captured.”
link: They don’t belong in battle
It is the editorial of a professional soldier. And the argument is valid.
Catherine Forsythe