Posted on 06/22/2010 5:13:41 PM PDT by FightThePower!
General Stanley McChrystal, who commands 142,000 troops in Afghanistan from the U.S. and 45 partner nations, has offered his resignation to Barack Obama. The reason for the departure is a profile of the general in Rolling Stone which shows the general as critical of the handling of the Afghanistan war. Bloobmerg reports: "The comments by McChrystal and aides reported in Rolling Stone magazine threaten to fracture a unified front that President Barack Obama has sought to build for the war and distract efforts to hold together an international coalition doing the fighting. Obama reacted with anger upon reading the article, his spokesman said, and officials from the White House to the Pentagon to Congress called McChrystal’s remarks a serious lapse in judgment." The problem is that no matter how the McChrystal situation is resolved, there will be a major power vacuum in Afghanistan, and the extraction of the country's $1 quadrillion (rounded up) in gold and other precious metals as per the recently disclosed "Opium Bonanza" could get slightly problematic... not to mention running the whole Taliban sideshow.
Mark Levin did an analysis of the Rolling Stone article and could not find direct quotes by McChrystal - only *sources report* and *he (McChrystal) appeared to be....*
Very astute observations by the Great One.
The Rolling Stone writer is Michael Hastings.
Michael Hastings.
Did he imagine any good could come of that?
It's totally delusional.
...and Weasley Clark is dusting off his uniform and waxing his lips.
Your post should be its own thread:
“Mark Levin did an analysis of the Rolling Stone article and could not find direct quotes by McChrystal - only *sources report* and *he (McChrystal) appeared to be....*”
Nah....if that were the case, he wouldn’t have voted for Zero.
Weasley...lubricating his lips.
If he wanted to fall on his sword, he could have resigned OVER POLICY!
Now he merely offers his resignation for stupidity. That achieves NOTHING!
I know people who came from countries where the army picks the president. It really sucks. As bad as the current system is, it could be a lot worse.
I’m still trying to figure out why the General spoke to RollingStone and thought something good would come of it.
Furthermore, with a history of far Left reporting, there is NO EVIDENCE Hastings is telling the truth. Does anyone at MSNBC, after all? Media Matters? Etc.?
"Michael Hastings, please pick up the white idiot phone."
Mc Either voted for Obama or lied about voting for Obama.
Let us not saint him.
They allowed the guy access to headquarters.
I think they let their guard down and felt comfortable talking amongst themselves about the administration.
Really bad judgment, know your enemy, and Rolling Stone Magazine is not a friend of the military.
M. Levin also slammed Joe Klein’s (hack journalism) as well as the lefty Rolling Stone.
I will read the RS article to verify all the points that ML made - but listening to his radio show - he was quoting verbatim.
M. Levin also slammed Joe Klein’s (hack journalism) as well as the lefty Rolling Stone.
I will read the RS article to verify all the points that ML made - but listening to his radio show - he was quoting verbatim.
As a military man - his choice was Obama o McCain. Looking back at McCain's record with the MIAs, etc.. He may have decided that Obama was the lesser of two evils, in this case.
Many others did the same thing. They all mostly regret it now & I think the General does too.
He gave Obama the chance & found that Obama is a zero - so resignation may be his option at this point.
“I’m still trying to figure out why the General spoke to RollingStone and thought something good would come of it.”
It does seem like a poor choice.
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