Retired Generals Don’t Have Much Say In Politics Anymore

Maybe the Generals want it this way. I didn't realize, since the turn of the 20th Century, Generals don't have much say in politics. I think that's a dumb decision. Military Experience trumps civilian experience, or lack there of, every time. Maybe if we had more Generals involved in what's going on right now, we might not be in as bad shape we are in. Just my opinion.

Since the turn of the 20th century, U.S. generals have wielded limited influence in party politics.
If we are to believe the current suite of Washington rumors (and the attendant journalism), the presumptive nominees of both the Democratic and Republican parties have general officers on their sides. Recent Washington Post coverage of Donald Trump’s vice presidential shortlist mentioned retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, the former Defense Intelligence Agency director and surprise guest star on This American Life’s “Serial” podcast. Similarly, in a recent New York Times Magazine feature, readers learned of numerous retired Army generals serving in an advisory capacity to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: names like Gen. David Petraeus, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, and Adm. James Stavridis.