Allende sought to butter up the military rather than run a knife through them like butter smashing the upper officer core and putting in place working class comrades loyal to himself

The officer core and top layer of generals have proved themselves as bastions of reactionary fascism since the Russian White Guardists and its no surprise Pinochet came from thie layer of the military

Allende should've set up an org like the Cheka/Nkvd or Kgb and had them kickimg in the doors of military officers and taking some of them away at 3am. The fear of God should've been instilled into them. Instead they were kowtowed to and they were able to freely collaborate with US and a fascist dictatorship would be setup for decades

Allende has unabashedly sought to cater to the military, providing officers with tax‐ free automobiles or bank loans for purchase of homes. He has bought the navy ships and promised the air force new planes. But while these attentions are well received (particularly among those in the noncommissioned officer ranks and in the national police force), and Allende en joys good relations with the armed forces, very few people in Chile believe that the mili tary can be “bought” to stand apart if the country's basic political freedoms are at stake.