[FreeReign]

The only sense I can make out of this McMaster stuff is fake news. A 3 star not only wants to fully support the CINC, it is his only path to the 4th star. You don't make 3 Stars by not supporting your bosses.

Yup. McMaster made his first three stars by supporting his boss, Obama.

[Pelham]

I guess that explains why he was put on the promotion list while Dubya was still President.

[cynwoody]

Yup. McMaster made his first three stars by supporting his boss, Obama.

McMaster's first star was awarded under W.

Army Secretary Pete Geren called Petraeus back from Afghanistan to make it happen. McMaster had already been passed over twice.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/14/AR2008051403366.html