McChrystal Resigns Over Critical Remarks, Obama Names Petraeus as Replacement

Fox News ^ | June 23, 2010

[SECURE AMERICA]

President Obama announced Wednesday that he has accepted (Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s resignation as the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan following a scathing article in which he and his aides were quoted criticizing the administration for its handling of the war. )

That is the military. You fight to protect a citizens rights but you do not get to use those same rights. The vast majority of civilians know and speak out that Obama has no clue what he is doing in with Afghanistan or much else for that matter.

[ASA Vet]

The General demonstrated low moral character, poor judgement, and complete stupidity.
He voted for the known Mooslime, Commie, Chicago thug, doper, who isn’t even a Natural Born Citizen.
He doesn’t belong in the military, and certainly shouldn't be considered for President.

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Darn, my money was on George Clooney replacing McCrystal ...

[Caribou]

This is a diversion move by dumbass obama. Since Gen Patraeusis hated by the left, everyone in the Agena Driven Media (ADM) will report on this instead of the piss-poor handling of the Afgan war by dumbass obama.

[ozzymandus]

So apparently Obama didn't follow Olbermann’s “advice”. Olbie told Obama to keep McChrystal under his thumb to prevent him from becoming a MacArthur-like “martyr”.

[ozzymandus]

So apparently Obama didn't follow Olbermann’s “advice”. Olbie told Obama to keep McChrystal under his thumb to prevent him from becoming a MacArthur-like “martyr”.

[ozzymandus]

Dammit!

[roses of sharon]

Obama’s General gets dumped, Bush’s General returns.

Can Bush return as CIC too?

[DeaconRed]

DRUDGE SLEEPS A LOT I HAVE NOTICED. . . .

[Joe 6-pack]

"Darn, my money was on George Clooney replacing McCrystal ..."

I was thinking Ellen Degeneres.

[chickpundit]

I’ve always liked General Petraeus. He seems like a man of character and honor. I feel sorry for him, having to serve under a CIC like Obama, but am glad someone will be looking out for the troops. I’m sure that’s the only reason he’s still around ... his sense of obligation and loyalty to the men and women of the armed forces and the mission. Hopefully Obama doesn’t run him out too.

[Kaslin]

Excellent point. General Petraeus should have given him the bird

[griswold3]

Pass the popcorn!

[ridesthemiles]

Seems like a down grade for both military men.

[Kaslin]

Here is the ad that moveon.org put out

[greeter70]

Gen McChrystal wasn’t being insubordinate. He just sacrificed his career for his troops. No one will ever be able to say he was “Just following orders”. What an honorable choice he made.

[ridesthemiles]

Hillary Clinton also proclaimed “Bush Knew” (in advance about the 9-11 attacks) from the floor of the Senate in February 2002 “

That alone should be enough of a reason why she should never be President of the USA.

The other main reason is that she stayed with her philanderer in chief farrr toooo long.

[Kaslin]

David Petraeus is my most favorite modern general, being that he was the commander of the Screaming Eagles, when he was the post commander of Fort Campbell, KY

[Hildy]

You think it’s HONORABLE to dish the president in a trashy magazine while you’re still his employee? UH..NO. If he were HONORABLE..he would have resigned his post and THEN SPOKE and spoke louder and more urgently.

[DuncanWaring]

How long until The Won “accepts the resignation” of Gen. Petraeus?