i took his comment as meaning that morale bonuses from triats affect the entire army but bonuses from command stars only apply in close proximity to the general. although Geromes post is a little vague in areas, i take it to mean that command stars increase the defense stats of the entire army, while the morale bonus (based on the amount of stars? this is where its vague) affects units within a radius of (30 m + 5 m * command + 2 m * influence) from the general

we may all be saying the same thing in different ways...