[jessduntno]

“This guy was special ops- he’s not a coward- but his behavior is perplexing at best.”

Respectfully, I think it was desperation...the man did what he thought was best, no other options. Retired and speaking up like this wouldn’t be news at all...it would have been buried and written off as sour grapes, IMHO.

[Jewbacca]

“Retired and speaking up like this wouldn’t be news at all...it would have been buried and written off as sour grapes, IMHO.”

BINGO.

Now, whittle Obambi has his whittle fwellings all sad —

and Obama, true to his thug nature, acts like a bully to the innocent general who was just trying to do his best for his men.

Perfect one-two punch.

[mware]

I sense a Douglas MacArthur moment coming.

We have lost 35 military personnel in Afghanistan just this month.

If the fools in Washington are not going to allow our troops to defend themselves, much less fight the war, bring em home NOW.

[dusttoyou]

Retired and speaking up like this wouldn’t be news at all...it would have been buried and written off as sour grapes, IMHO.

Your IMHO hit the target dead-center.

[Eagles6]

"Respectfully, I think it was desperation...the man did what he thought was best, no other options. Retired and speaking up like this wouldn’t be news at all...it would have been buried and written off as sour grapes, IMHO."

Could be. I wonder whether he truly believed in the ROE, if they were his or if he had to agree to them to get any troops.

His first major lapse in judgement was his vote for "commander zero".

Wonder how the guys on the ground feel about him.