McChrystal’s Remarks Signal the Frustrations of A General Who Knows He Cannot Win
By Gen. Paul Vallely (ret.) &
Published June 22, 2010
| FOXNews.com
Afghanistan has been a major debacle based on an errant strategy since early 2002 when General Tommy Franks and the Bush administration decided to convert the war there from an unconventional to a conventional plan. They fell into a trap and erred with a strategy of counter-insurgency warfare, i.e. nation building, before the enemy is defeated.
Our currently top military leader in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his predecessors fell into the trap as well. And now we are in unwinnable situation.
Gen. McChrystal, as well as the troops, are in a total state of frustration. Rolling Stone magazine is an interesting media venue for McChrystal to vent his frustrations. If I were McChrystal and knew I was going to be fired, I would announce my resignation before being embarrassed by a White House photo-op. And I would state emphatically why I am retiring.
Added to the mess is incompetent political and diplomatic leadership.
Nine years. No victory, no clear winnable strategy.
Maj. Gen. Paul Valley, U.S. Army (ret.) is chairman of Stand Up America.
The Japanese officers used to commit seppuku to save honor.
Here.. they insult the Pres__ent.. and get fired. a kinder gentler regime.
Sooo.. We lose another battlefield warrior .. but on a different kind of battlefield .. one not founded in reality these days but in submission and commitment to his orders.
Waging Peace in Afghanistan is Hell, the General joins a throng of those who came before him.