Posted on 06/23/2010 11:22:51 AM PDT by STARWISE
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This morning the President accepted my resignation as Commander of U.S. and NATO Coalition Forces in Afghanistan.
I strongly support the President's strategy in Afghanistan and am deeply committed to our coalition forces, our partner nations, and the Afghan people. It was out of respect for this commitment — and a desire to see the mission succeed — that I tendered my resignation.
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Cowardly statement.
Just once I would like to see someone stand up to Obama and speak the truth, not back down, not apologize, not “tender my resignation,” not be a diplomatic asswipe.
Just once.
God bless General Stanley McChrystal.
Hows that hope and change working out for ya General?
Reinforcing that thought with other thread posts
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To: Nepeta; StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; DKNY; ..
Obama is incapable of handling anything other than worship of his being. This is one of the most instructive events to come out of Obama’s regime so far—he has handed out the key to his own destruction: ridicule. Obama cannot handle ridicule. Crises don’t deserve his attention, but ridicule has his instant focus.
Ridicule needs to be heaped on Obama. Withering, constant ridicule targeting all his frailties. He will not handle it, and better, he will be less able to carry on with abuses.
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Great post, Nepeta!
152 posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 1:21:28 PM by nutmeg
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STARWISE to nutmeg; onyx; hoosiermama; BP2; Fred Nerks; Red Steel; maggief; Liz; rodguy911; SE Mom; ...
True! Hoisted by his own petard of Rules for Radicals.
Karma ........
Rule 5: Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. It’s hard to counterattack ridicule, and it infuriates the opposition, which then reacts to your advantage.
161 posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 1:27:11 PM by STARWISE
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2540229/posts?page=161#161
It does not compute!
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I am glad in his statement he did not say anything about the incident nor did he put forth any accolades for the pResident.
Having listeneed to the pResident give his usual long winded teleprompter speech about this event, I feel good about the General’s terse statement.
>> He would make a great President in 2012.
Oh, really?
For which party?
He voted for Obama. He supports Obama’s leadership. He sucks up to Obama.
He’s another Weasley Clark.
I live close to Ft Hood in Killeen, Tx and surprised how many of the Army enlisted and officers are Obama supporters.
“Maybe Afghan women should marry American men and produce some Afghans with higher testosterone levels.” Oh... somehow I don’t think that’s the problem. I’d be willing to support taking all the children out and giving them a first class education so they can return and teach their parents to read and write. 95% illiteracy rate in Afghanistan — it’s a hopeless situation. Can’t even read instruction manuals, have to be shown and learn by rote. How do you think those poor slobs got where they are? It isn’t because they scored high on their ACTs or SATs.
Senator John Glenn - vile Democrat - was first a US Marine and later a hero astronaut.
Unfortunately the choice of a military vocation does not a statesman make. :(
They have no choice but to retire as there would no commands open to them anywhere or in the Joint Chiefs.
Thank you.
Generally (no pun intended) a resignation would be followed by retirement.
We’ll see...
What military officer in his right mind would do such an idiotic thing?
McChrystal has been known for quite some time in Army circles as a major progressive/leftist. Beleive it or not, there are such things in the military, though they are a minority. He has also had a good reputation as a warfighter, though some of his leadership skills have been called into question.
“I live close to Ft Hood in Killeen, Tx and surprised how many of the Army enlisted and officers are Obama supporters.”
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So, I suppose they fully understand that they have sworn to defend and protect a Communist regime.
I would think a military vocation would instill a strong sense of national security and defending this country which generally precludes voting for Democrats least of all a hard core leftist such as BHO.
That’s the ten gazillion dollar question, isn’t it.
I sure couldn’t do it.
Perhaps people in the past could vote for a Carter by accident, but Clinton, and now Obama?
Lest our side rest on it’s laurels either, that goes for McCain too. Voting this guy in to be our nominee was a lifetime act of shame in my book.
Murtha as well
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