As a veteran, I think it is disgraceful to see the President act the way he did. Heck, he even put Shinseki in charge of the VA. To most Shinseki was a laughing stock among the Army soldiers. The only thing he accomplished, while being the chief of staff, is to take away the black beret from the Rangers and having all army personnel wear it. He couldn't even come up with a good timeline on how quickly the beret could be issued to everyone. On top of that most were made in China. There was no accurate standard on how it should fall to the side. Some of the berets drooped past the bottom of the ear where others had so little fabric that they were hard to fold to the side.
The only reason Shinseki was appointed to lead the VA was because of his misguided views on how many military personnel it would take to defeat Iraq. This made him a favorite of the left. Too bad they will never admit that Shinseki was wrong on how many it would take to bring Sadam down.
Many wondered if Shinseki was actually French.
I actually wondered if he made it to the top due to quotas.