The political awareness of the armed forces had grown during the war, and many of their leaders had not forgiven the PRP for sending them to a war they did not want to fight.
Den politiske opmærksomhed på de væbnede styrker var vokset under krigen, og mange af dens ledere havde ikke tilgivet det republikanske parti for at have sendt den ud i en krig, som den ikke ønskede at udkæmpe.