“Peter Feaver, an expert on civil-military relations at Duke University, said the political tug-of-war was damaging to the military and to public confidence in the institution. ‘Both sides should agree to give the uniformed military noncombatant immunity status in the culture wars,’ he said.”
“‘Arguing over policies and changing those policies when the executive branch changes hands is just part of ordinary politics,’ said Feaver, author of a new book on public views on the military. ‘Targeting the uniformed military and undermining public confidence in this key institution crosses the line into a different kind of dysfunction.'”
Read the full article in The Washington Post, “Pentagon tries to stay out of Congress’ culture wars feud.”