[SkyPilot]

The military members in Afghanistan won't miss him one bit.

He was a 1st class jerk, and his Rules of Engagement (ROE) were a joke. They got people killed.

His banning of the little creature comforts from home the troops had (i.e. Burger King, Pizza Hut) was petty, stupid, and out of line.

He had a staff of "yes boss" synchophants who worshiped him - which is dangerous and wrong. I have seen flag officers who surround themselves with courtiers, and it is literally a lethal combination (lethal for the front line folks that is).

He also told Rolling Stone that he was a proud Obama voter.

Good riddance. I agree with a retired 3 star general who knew McChrystal - and said he was surprised it took this long for McChrystal to implode.

[alarm rider]

“He had a staff of “yes boss” synchophants who worshiped him - which is dangerous and wrong. I have seen flag officers who surround themselves with courtiers, and it is literally a lethal combination (lethal for the front line folks that is)”.

Exactly. I worked around some general officers, and their cadre of butt kissing yes men and women was insane. The down side of being a butt kissing officer is that if you hitch yourself to the stars, and if the stars go down, so do you in most cases.

In a way, it’s justice. If a general officer cannot tell the real from the adoration of “I am here for my career, and I will do or say anything to help that along”, then he or she is lost. I sort of know what those O-6 and below are thinking right now, and I have no sympathy for them or for McChrystal. The best officers were always and still those that understood the troops and acted accordingly.

[Robert Lomax]

If he did indeed vote for Obama, as he has supposedly admitted, then I question his judgement. If he’s lying about it, then I question his integrity.