So why did the douchbag escalate in the first place? Dja think maybe it was just a head fake to get his agenda through? That kind of dicking around with military personnell is really reprehensible and irresponsible.
>>So why did the douchbag escalate in the first place?
Because he had to calm the waters, make himself look credible with the military and by doing the 21K, enabled him to delay and procrastinate till public opinion turned, which it has and voila! Mission Accomplished.
FWIW, this piece smells more real than anything else so far.
If he wanted to go with McChrystal’s strategy, he’d have done so by now.