kirky, it kirby, to run him down. what is the impact there? >> that was very disappointing to see. very ungentlemenly, in my view. all of this is doing nothing to improve and make for healthy civil military relations. the president runs down former or acting generals and admirals who disagree with him or express policy differences. he makes it very hard, i think, for the military and the civilian control of the military to go on in a healthy way. i am worried about the presidency setting for future presidents and future commander-in-chiefs who might come to think this is okay. >> a lot has been written about that over the last 24 hours. what precedent does it set? what does it mean for the