Rommel inspecting Free Indian troops

February 01, 2012, 5:40am / 84

Anonymous asked: who's your favourite wartime president

Definitely don’t have a wartime president anon (maaaaaaybe Truman, but only on a really blase day when I don’t want to think about the reasons) but how about a man who would become president who caused a war? Because that man is this man:

Oh Teddy, how you were exactly what we all needed in a Washington insider. A bit mental, good with a gun and with a very awesome mustache. He wasn’t the president 10 days after the whole battleship Maine debacle (which, let’s all be honest, exploded because that’s what happens but we love a good scapegoat) but within four hours becoming the acting Secretary of the Navy he had us involved with a war. The will of a single man y’all, it changes the course of history.

Then he went down to Cuba forming the Rough Riders and led uphill charges on both Kettle and San Jaun. Now, I may not be militarily trained but I know a few things like:

• A solid defense is superior to a shaky offense
• Have a Plan B. And C. And possibly D thru F.
• Don’t, for the love of god, assault an uphill position if you can help it.

Plus can we talk about how he would ride around New York City on horseback like a crazy bat out of hell? Or how about that time he got shot in the chest but decided his speech was more important than bleeding out?

My favorite president indeed.

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