Reply #110: Your words

[RandomUser]

were "One rarely has to compromise in the military, you either recieve and follow orders or you give orders. You don't hash and rehash a decision until everybody is at least a bit satisfied."

And my contention was that as SACEUR, he clearly had to use negotiation, diplomacy, and political skills (whether you think he was adept at them or not). Hence, this portray of him as taking and giving orders and not negotiating much is false.