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Report: Insubordinate McChrystal Called Back to Washington for White House Meeting
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 | Kristinn

Posted on 06/22/2010 4:07:18 AM PDT by kristinn

NBC News' Savannah Guthrie reports this morning that Gen. Stanley McChrystal is being called to Washington for a meeting at the White House tomorrow in the wake of a Rolling Stone article that has exposed McChrystal and his staff as mockingly disrespectful of their civilian overseers, including their commander-in-chief President Barack Obama.

Guthrie posted at Twitter:

McChrystal has been ordered to the Sit Rom tomorrow to explain his stmts criticizing admin officials to Rolling Stone to POTUS in person 15 minutes ago via UberTwitter

Guthrie added: "McChrystal has been calling around town apologizing to officials."

The Atlantic reported late last night that McChrystal had been called by numerous top officials last night:

Within hours after today's Rolling Stone story broke, McChrystal was called by the White House, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. They were not happy.

The Atlantic also notes that McChrystal never completely had the trust of the Obama administration:

Even though McChrystal voted for Obama and told him so during their first meeting, he sensed that a number of senior White House aides didn't really believe that the former commander of the military's special missions unit during the Bush-Cheney years was suddenly on their side. National Security Adviser James Jones, who is a bit of cipher to McChrystal's team, may or may not have been one of these aides. No one in the West Wing bought all that liberal internet chatter about JSOC's alleged crimes -- but no one really didn't buy it, either.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; mcchrystal; obama
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To: chargers fan

Yep, the goofy general Wesley Clark comes to mind.


321 posted on 06/22/2010 10:03:18 PM PDT by Cuttnhorse ("It is terrible to contemplete how few politicians are hanged." - G.K. Chesterton, 1921)
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To: kristinn

Fire Obama, Keep the General!


322 posted on 06/22/2010 10:06:48 PM PDT by pankot
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To: chargers fan

First and foremost, thank you for your service.

Second, I apparently need to use the /sarc tag more often. Appology appreciated but not accepted because it’s not necessary. IOW, Sir, you have nothing to appologize for. My fault for not being as clear as I thought I was.

Back in the day, my /sarc would have been over the top. Now, several Freepers thought I was serious. That in itself is a testament to the sorry state of our nation. Frankly, given the generally higher level of awareness in this community, that’s terrifying to me.


323 posted on 06/23/2010 2:57:58 AM PDT by piytar (Obama keeps going to golf courses instead of the Gulf. Maybe he's too stupid to know the difference?)
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To: Yosemitest

The good General cannot go down fighting just as MacArthur could not do so.

The “Faker-in-Chief” has the final word and final authority, no arguments.

I just hope General McChrystal writes a scathing best-seller ASAP and that they hit the bookstores before the November elections.

All of America’s enemies are gloating right now and Obambi is like a deer looking into the headlights...


324 posted on 06/23/2010 4:52:08 AM PDT by Netz
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To: Netz
Once the General is retired, or just a civilian, if he resigns his commission,
325 posted on 06/23/2010 4:58:08 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's simple, fight or die.)
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To: Yosemitest

Bookmarked!


326 posted on 06/23/2010 5:55:10 AM PDT by CedarDave (Arrogant Obama on tax day protesters: "YouÂ’d think they would be saying 'Thank You!'.")
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To: CedarDave
It might be better
327 posted on 06/23/2010 6:08:16 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's simple, fight or die.)
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To: Cuttnhorse

“Great tagline Grampa D”

Thanks


328 posted on 06/23/2010 9:05:39 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS DESTROYING AMERICA-LOOK AT WHAT IT DID TO THE WHITE HOUSE!)
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To: snowsislander
My own guess is that the Kenyan Clown ends up firing the general. Whether this is couched as a resignation or as a job termination, I have no idea.

Well, it turned out to be termination. The reports are now that the general was relieved of his command by the Kenyan Clown.

329 posted on 06/23/2010 10:33:09 AM PDT by snowsislander (In this election year, please ask your candidates if they support repeal of the 1968 GCA.)
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To: Brown Deer
Exactly what comments of McChrystal do you believe were in violation of Article 88?

The ones that he had to resign over? He and his staff displayed an incredibly poor sense of judgment around a media outlet, and at his level, you are simply not allowed to make such dumb mistakes.

To somebody who has never served or who wasn't an officer, the comments made by he and his staff may seem innocent, but they aren't. I watched a good friend very nearly ruin his career because he couldn't contain his disgust with Bill Clinton when he was President.
330 posted on 06/24/2010 10:26:21 AM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: af_vet_rr
The ones that he had to resign over?

Just as I expected - no answer.
331 posted on 06/24/2010 4:27:21 PM PDT by Brown Deer (Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8)
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To: Brown Deer
Just as I expected - no answer.

McChrystal expressed his displeasure with Obama to his aides. What was said doesn't matter, and you know it. You want to get into the nitty gritty, let's talk about McChrystal voting for Obama while we are at it. He's obviously got a track record of poor judgment, whether it was supporting Obama in 2008, allowing access to Rolling Stone like he did, or running his mouth around his aides.

It may not seem like a big deal to you or anybody else that has never served in the military as an officer, but let me assure you, it is a big deal. You simply do not do that around the people who serve under you or over you, especially when you have stars on your shoulder.

I saw somebody express their displeasure with Bill Clinton, and it cost them a lot. Many of us were disgusted by Bill Clinton, but this man who had nearly 30 years in, decided to give voice to his disgust, and he paid dearly. He had a chest full of ribbons, had volunteered twice for Vietnam while Clinton was dodging the draft, and he ran his mouth around too many people and it caught up to him.
332 posted on 06/24/2010 5:38:13 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: af_vet_rr
It may not seem like a big deal to you or anybody else that has never served in the military as an officer...

You don't know anything at all about my military background.
333 posted on 06/24/2010 9:54:47 PM PDT by Brown Deer (Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8)
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