Four-star general fired; officials cite sexual misconduct

http://www.washtimes.com/national/inring.htm

You'll find a short blurb on the second page of Bill Gertz's and Rowan Scarborough's "Inside the Ring" column in this morning's "Washington Times" that may provide a little more insight:

" Byrnes travails
The abrupt end to Gen. Kevin Byrnes' illustrious Army career overshadowed the challenge he faced at U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. The Army announced this week that he had been dismissed for inappropriate conduct. Military sources said he had an affair outside his marriage.
Tradoc, as it is called, is responsible for training recruits and polishing senior officers for command assignments.
What Gen. Byrnes faced was an exodus of seasoned instructors. The war on terror, especially fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, created a pressing demand for officers to lead battalions and brigades. Gen. Byrnes saw his best instructors pulled out of the classroom and sent to the front. He was forced to cancel some courses, depriving future generals of critical training.
"The Army is just too small for what they want it to do," said a retired general."

I don't like to pass on tin foil hat stuff but Savage said some of the blogosphere is running with a story that the general was fired for a different reason from the official story. Had to do with the something similar to the movie "Seven Days In May."

Savage would have mentioned if this came totally from unreliable leftist blogs. If those were the only sources, he wouldn't even relay the story.

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