“That is very simple. He could have resigned and told the President, privately, why.”
It’s my understanding that there were rumbles about these stupid ROE for a while, but nothing was done to change them. I would imagine that McChrystal conveyed such to Resident Obama, previously. So maybe this ‘exit’ was meant to take advantage of the situation, gain publicity, and scrap the ROE? I’m just wondering, is all. If McC just resigned quietly and told O privately, why, then nothing would change. Guessing.
One very important thing would have changed. Gen. McChrystal would not have been in charge of executing 0baMao’s orders.