"Our generals talk a good game about taking care of their grunts, and the majority of our Beltway politicians bay with moralistic fervor about how they, too, support the troops"

This quote by David Hackworth is a criticism of the way that military leaders and political leaders talk about taking care of their soldiers. Hackworth is suggesting that while these leaders might talk a good game about taking care of their troops, they are not actually doing enough to support them. He also suggests that politicians are just pretending to appreciate the soldiers in order to acquire public approval. This quote highlights the disconnect in between the rhetoric of military and political leaders and the reality of the scenario for the soldiers. It recommends that these leaders are refraining from doing enough to ensure that the soldiers are taken care of and that they are just using the troops as a political tool.