Zhukov was by all accounts an excellent wartime commander, albeit one who worried about casualty counts only to the degree that they affected battle readiness.

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That Obama would attempt this highly unpopular transfer yet again is further symptomatic of his failure as a wartime Commander-in-Chief, shown this time through his unwillingness to use military detention -- a tool fundamental to the prosecution of a war -- despite clear authority from Congress to do so.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: A Question Not Asked

Until now, however, it was believed that Mr Karadzic and his wartime military commander, General Ratko Mladic (who remains at large, for now), were protected by powerful networks of former or current members of the security services.

ECONOMIST: Radovan Karadzic

Wartime service: During Operation Desert Storm, Keating was deputy commander, Carrier Air Wing 17, participating in combat operations in from the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga.

CNN: Specials

There's even a footnote in the majority opinion where the Court specifically says, when Congress enacts limitations in a wartime context, normally the president is obligated to comply with them even though he's the commander in chief conducting the war.

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