Gen. McChrystal
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Put too many stars on a man's shoulder and he forgets who is in charge. See MacArthur and Patton.
davek
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I have to laugh at the differences between here and over there. Our generals write coded letters to The Times or Telegraph stating that resources for the army 'could be more forthcoming'; US generals slate VPs as anonymous, Presidents as easy to intimidated, and Ambassadors as clowns.
Matt Damon
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I often wonder the same thing about you.
davek
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I agree that he had no choice but to resign. This puts it well, I think.
I think conservatives are making a big mistake citing all sorts of legitimate reasons for McChrystal to have expressed frustration. I agree with almost all of them, but they are not the issue, which remains judgment, the chain of command, civilian/military relations, and the very wisdom of palling around Paris with a loose-cannon reporter.
A final note: It is one of ironies of our present warped climate that Petraeus will face far less criticism from the media and politicians than during 2007–8 (there will be no more “General Betray Us” ads or “suspension of disbelief” ridicule), because his success this time will reflect well on Obama rather than George Bush. It is a further irony that Obama is surging with Petraeus despite not long ago declaring that such a strategy and such a commander were failures in Iraq. And it is an even further irony that he is now rightly calling for “common purpose” when — again not long ago, at a critical juncture in Iraq — Obama himself, for partisan purposes on the campaign trail, had no interest in the common purpose of military success in Iraq.
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OTMyZWI5NmYzYmIxZmZlYWM5Y2JiYjRlZmQwYzRjYWU=
I think conservatives are making a big mistake citing all sorts of legitimate reasons for McChrystal to have expressed frustration. I agree with almost all of them, but they are not the issue, which remains judgment, the chain of command, civilian/military relations, and the very wisdom of palling around Paris with a loose-cannon reporter.
A final note: It is one of ironies of our present warped climate that Petraeus will face far less criticism from the media and politicians than during 2007–8 (there will be no more “General Betray Us” ads or “suspension of disbelief” ridicule), because his success this time will reflect well on Obama rather than George Bush. It is a further irony that Obama is surging with Petraeus despite not long ago declaring that such a strategy and such a commander were failures in Iraq. And it is an even further irony that he is now rightly calling for “common purpose” when — again not long ago, at a critical juncture in Iraq — Obama himself, for partisan purposes on the campaign trail, had no interest in the common purpose of military success in Iraq.
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OTMyZWI5NmYzYmIxZmZlYWM5Y2JiYjRlZmQwYzRjYWU=
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