Joseph Stilwell under pressure

Was Joseph Stilwell as bad as his reputation suggests?

He faced a very difficult situation and weak subordinates, but was also extremely stubborn; the answer is deliberately qualified rather than absolute.

Stilwell was trying to operate in an extremely difficult situation with poor subordinates, while also being highly stubborn. The answer does not excuse his shortcomings, but resists reducing a complicated command problem to a single label. It fits the episode's wider preference for qualified leadership judgments.