Reply #42: The much smarter and more moderate Eisenhower also...

[BrotherBuzz]

worked under MacArthur for seven long years during the 1930s. Eisenhower slaved away as Douglas MacArthur's aide, enduring humiliation and even betrayal at the hands of his imperious boss. Their tempestuous relationship often boiled over into shouting matches. One of the most enigmatic relationships in modern military history. Their often-turbulent association spanned virtually the entire decade of the 1930s, during which time Eisenhower worked almost exclusively for MacArthur in a multifaceted role of secretary, adviser, staff officer, and, frequently, whipping boy. Theirs was a relationship that began with great promise and ended in a lifelong enmity between the two.

Perhaps Truman did this nation, and Ike, a great service when he canned the old general and let him just fade away prior to Ike's presidency. Hmmm, how do you think MacArthur would have fared under Eisenhower's leadership? LOL, revenge is, indeed, a dish best served cold.