I don't think many of the U. S. Presidents actually knew very much about military matters except maybe George Washington and Dwight Eisenhower since they were military men themselves. The rest of them, I believe, have used their Constitutional powers only along with taking into consideration what their military advisors have given them.
Wayne Brasch
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