The short elderly man pondered Lynch's "recommendation" for a while, and Lynch's argument was indeed correct.
The Federation is facing a war, and ideally it needs a president who can understand war, at the very least such a president would not make incorrect decisions in some war strategies.
However, it doesn't mean that if the president isn't from the Military, he completely doesn't understand war.
The Federation's well-developed staff officer system and the Ministry of Defense's strategic command system can provide the Federation's president with enough war insight, even without military experience.
They'll simplify the complexities of war to make it comprehensible for the president, then wait for him to make a decision.
Yet... Mr. Truman as a person, whether in work or other aspects, is fairly commendable.
The short elderly man was actually deceived.
