In 1951, President Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur as his commanding general because of MacArthur's public criticism of the president's military policy in Korea. This demonstrates
a. the importance of the secretary of state.
b. the strong role played by military authority.
c. civilian control of the military.
d. the apolitical nature of military decisions.
e. the power of the secretary of defense.
C
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