OK, but was it HIS idea or His Ineptitude’s?
McChrystal was be fully aware of the consequences of openly criticizing his CIC.
However this came down, it was McChrystal who orchestrated it.
My opinion? he and his staff got comfortable with the reporter being around, and let their guard down after time, and gave the scumbag more than he ever hoped for. But if you read closely, it was his staff members, off duty, in their cups, who said most of the disrespectful comments.
OPne of them already fired by McChrystal himself.