Originally Posted by
Jabba_TG12
"In the second world war, General Alan Brooke would argue all night with Churchill when he thought that the Prime Minister was making absurd military judgments. This does not seem to happen any more."
I suspect that the key here is 'selection and maintenance of the aim.' Churchill had but one aim and Broke would not have had an appointment constrained by a busy diary.
Today our politicians have many aims and objectives and the calls on our premier will be many and varied. I doubt that CDS would be able to get the PM's attention all night.