I generally enjoy Michael Ramirez’s cartoons. I am puzzled, however, by his recent effort “General Embarrassment — filling Patton’s boots” showing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in boots too big for him.

Gen. George S. Patton Jr. was known for his aggressive, bold and tactical leadership during World War II. He was highly respected, even by German officers, for his decisiveness and speed in North Africa, the Sicily campaign and the Battle of Bulge. Gen. Patton was also a strong personality who expressed politically incorrect sentiments. He believed that the Western allies should have allied with Germany after the war ended to prevent Soviet expansion and global communist influence.

Gen. Patton foresaw the postwar geopolitical landscape that led to the Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe

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