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General Stanley McChrystal Tenders His Resignation (Cap. Hill source, Mattis replaces?)
UK Telegraph ^ | Tuesday, June 22, 2010 | Toby Harnden

Posted on 06/22/2010 2:51:23 PM PDT by kristinn

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To: DarthVader
Mattis is also the general who let the Hamdania trials go forth and also Haditha

Mattis heard from the families directly in the Hamdania case, heard how their sons were ordered to do what they did and ignored the family's pleas.

Mattis was a young Captain when I was a Cpl, I met him years ago. he has a great reputation from people who served directly under him, but since gettiing his star, he is much more political and offensive

Remember that Col relieved for “going too slow” in the invasion of 2003?

That Col was doing just fine, but the Col who replaced him had ZERO combat experience and needed it to get HIS first star. Know who replaced him??

That's right,. Mattis.

41 posted on 06/22/2010 3:23:34 PM PDT by RaceBannon (RON PAUL: THE PARTY OF TRUTHERS, TRAITORS AND UFO CHASERS!!!)
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To: kristinn

Gen Mattis USMC please.


42 posted on 06/22/2010 3:28:18 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: Eagles6

Did McChrystal really vote for Obama or is the Rolling Stone just saying so?


43 posted on 06/22/2010 3:28:55 PM PDT by ebshumidors ( Marksmanship and YOUR heritage http://www.appleseedinfo.org)
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To: kristinn

> ... possible successors are General James Mattis,... and Lieutenant General William Caldwell ...
Dumb move for anyone to accept the position of “Official Scapegoat”.


45 posted on 06/22/2010 3:39:09 PM PDT by BuffaloJack (Comrade O has to go; FIRE OBAMA NOW !!!)
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To: kristinn

Its your war now LBJbama!

Pray for America and Our Troops


46 posted on 06/22/2010 3:43:35 PM PDT by bray (Did Rush say Complete Failure?)
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To: Mr Rogers
" I read a LOT of good things about McChrystal when he was appointed, but I think he started off mediocre and went downhill fast."

General McC was stabbed in the back at every turn.

The Obammunist always wanted troops out of Afghanistan. bin Laden was in Pakistan. Hussein wanted to hunt him down with drones, no U.S. casualties, like Klinton in Serbia.

He told McC to give him a war plan. McC wanted X troops. Hussein put him off for months then didn't give him enough and took too long for them to get there.

In the meantime, The Obammunist put unreasonable restrictions on Rules of Engagement.

McC was hampered at every step for political reasons.

The Obammunist told McC to go to Europe and get troops from NATO then took him to the woodshed when he didn't like McC's approach.

Barak Hussein bin Obama al-Kenyata does not like USA military, never has, he is a Marxist. He has his own Democrat/Communist agenda which is proceeding just fine.

yitbos

47 posted on 06/22/2010 3:43:49 PM PDT by bruinbirdman (GET RID OF REID ! !)
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To: Eagles6

He has said so himself that he voted for the dud. So as far as I’m concerned, Stanley can go pound sand. Anyone with any ounce of military experience should have been running away from this administration or anyone connected to it.

So maybe his yearn to advance in an environment that would be short on takers may have been his goal but he soon learned he just outsmarted himself. Just rewards from my view.


48 posted on 06/22/2010 3:44:45 PM PDT by mazda77 (Rubio for US Senate - West FL22nd - JD Hayworth - US Senate)
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To: kristinn

hunting feral afghanis
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2058077541080501493#


49 posted on 06/22/2010 3:45:02 PM PDT by BuffaloJack (Comrade O has to go; FIRE OBAMA NOW !!!)
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To: bruinbirdman

“General McC was stabbed in the back at every turn.”

Then he should have resigned in protest. Mouthing off does NOTHING good! It just gives Obama an excuse...


50 posted on 06/22/2010 3:51:07 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (When the ass brays, don't reply...)
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To: kristinn

How about General “Bull” Dyke?


51 posted on 06/22/2010 3:53:20 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: maggief
Gen. McChrystal to offer letter of resignation

If he accepts it, O will have to find a "political" general like Wesley Clarke. I'm sure there is no lack of suck ups.

52 posted on 06/22/2010 3:56:11 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: bruinbirdman

“Barak Hussein bin Obama al-Kenyata does not like USA military, never has, he is a Marxist. He has his own Democrat/Communist agenda which is proceeding just fine.”

And McChrystal voted for him


53 posted on 06/22/2010 4:00:47 PM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: kristinn

If Obama accepts his resignation then it will be a shame. He told it like it is. What a shame! I don’t trust a piece from Rolling Stone or mostly any other mag. They tend to lean Left.

Career over.


54 posted on 06/22/2010 4:08:17 PM PDT by oneamericanvoice (Support freedom! Support the troops! Surrender is not an option!)
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To: ebshumidors

Actually I don’t know.


55 posted on 06/22/2010 4:10:01 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck.)
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To: mazda77

Always a possibility. We’ll have to wait and see.


56 posted on 06/22/2010 4:11:05 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck.)
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To: Mr Rogers

“I don’t know him.”

Try Operation Phantom Fury: The Assault and Capture of Fallujah, Iraq
http://www.amazon.com/Operation-Phantom-Fury-Assault-Fallujah/dp/0760336989/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277248383&sr=1-1


57 posted on 06/22/2010 4:16:05 PM PDT by Valin
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To: Mr Rogers
I wonder if we are going to see a mass of officers resigning their commissions.

It happen back in the Clinton administration.

58 posted on 06/22/2010 4:22:03 PM PDT by mware (F-R-E-E, that spells free, Free Republic.com baby.)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

Thanks for reminding me. I believe I read that story in one of Bing West’s books. I’ll pull it out now and re-read it.


59 posted on 06/22/2010 5:00:56 PM PDT by cll (I am the warrant and the sanction)
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To: Irenic

His wiki bio is kind of bare for someone that has been around since 1976. Not alot of combat assignments other than the 82nd command. Maybe his PAO sucks, but not who I would pick to command Afghanistan, how about he takeover TRADOC.


60 posted on 06/22/2010 5:17:10 PM PDT by ClayinVA ("Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it")
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