And is  the writer sure she doesn't also wish to dishonor all the dead military who were drafted during the Civil War, the First World War, the Second World War, and the Vietnam War?   Egregious mistakes were made in all those wars by both civilian leaders and military leaders, after all.  

The US civilian leadership chooses where and when to send the military and also selects their most senior leadership.  

Every General Officer or Admiral has to be nominated by the President of the United States and  confirmed by the US Senate each time he is promoted to a General Officer Rank, just like a Justice of the Supreme Court.  

In addition, no Army or Marine Corps Officer can be promoted to Major, Lt. Colonel or Colonel or Navy  Officer to Lt. Commander, Commander or Captain, unless that officer is on a promotion list approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee.