>>508967706
>to be fair petain did his job throughout ww1
Exactly. Pétain did his job extremely competently in 1917-1918, reestablishing troop rotations, improving wages, stopping dumb bayonet charges. He was considered a hero because he adapted the army to the conditions of the battlefield. If he had stopped there, or had kept doing his job as a soldier, he would still be remembered as a hero.
But no, he HAD to be involved in politics. Because he had an idea how to hold a trench network, he knew better than politicians, so he had to put his balls on the table and shut the normal political process, with the results that you know
>>508967887
Luckily, this one will not open his clap trap anymore
