published comments by the general and his staff shattered White House confidence in the command overseeing a war effort plagued by slow progress and increasing casualties.
Obama is directly the one who waffled on a variety of issues and failed to make any decision. . . yet they'll pass the blame onto McChrystal when THEY were the ones who failed to follow his advice?
= Hypocrisy
The president added that the article, in Rolling Stone magazine, showed "poor judgment" on the general's part.
Tell us what you really think!
"Acted Stupidly" was probably on the tip of his tongue, here.
= Hypocrisy: the president Criticizing the General because the General criticized the President.
Me thinks that if Sedition could be waged, here, Obama would wage it.
For Obama, firing McChrystal would be the surest way to address signs of insubordination from the military and public perceptions of White House weakness.
:censored (That's what Obama should exercise)
But removing McChrystal would force the administration to find another general to take charge of the problem-plagued war and could jeopardize the administration's timetable for showing progress in the field and reducing the size of Western forces.
I think this is what Obama was going for all this time - pressuring McChrystal to quite, really, by making his work-environment uncomfortable, at the least - which, as we discussed in another thread is actually illegal.
McChrystal offered a public apology Tuesday. He also met with Karzai, Holbrooke and Eikenberry and privately apologized.
This apology was undoubtedly bull**** and empty - and unnecessary.
I think, after all this crap has come undone, McChrystal earns the right to tell the President to go **** Himself to his face.
They refused to come to an agreement EYE TO EYE with McChrystal and now they're running his underwear up the flagpole.
Obama, who has not served in the military, has sought to solidify his status as commander in chief through frequent appearances with troops. Such appearances have sought to convey that he has the confidence of the American military.
= Asskissing, Brown Nosing . . . so on and so forth.
Remember the common consensus of military personnel when it came to Obama being their CiC before the election? They were less than ecstatic, to say the least.
Generals and other leading members of the military didn't get to the top by fluffing up the President, kissing his ass, lying or hiding their thoughts and opinions.
You only get to the top in the Military by being an honest, vigilant, ruthless (yet savvy) mother****er. . . yet they're suppose to stifle the values that got them there?
