tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post1255886971949670697..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: General McChrystal Must GoThe Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-7962217474188437982010-06-23T15:18:23.484-04:002010-06-23T15:18:23.484-04:00Wonder why General Petraeus is going through confi...Wonder why General Petraeus is going through confirmation hearings to assume the role of ISAF Commander, a subordinate command of CENTCOM?<br /><br />Doesn't the CINC have the authority to appoint his Generals?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09265009372809112989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-945872301730143962010-06-23T06:08:36.839-04:002010-06-23T06:08:36.839-04:00I agreed with you until I read the whole article, ...I agreed with you until I read the whole article, which appears to be more the work of rogue aides than the general spilling his guts to a Rolling Stone reporter. I hate to defend his indefensible indiscretion. But it wasn't POLICY insubordination.<br /><br />I think this is an opportunity for the president to be magnanimous and say 'the mission in Afghanistan is bigger than this flap.' And I also think the White House, if they're smart, will consider some of the general's opinions re Eikenberry and Holbrooke. <br /><br />I wonder if Hayward and Joe Barton have sent McChrystal a thank you note yet.Sallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-53092789631902205002010-06-23T00:01:18.572-04:002010-06-23T00:01:18.572-04:00"Never let a good crisis go to waste."
..."Never let a good crisis go to waste."<br /><br />Let's see how long it will take before this turns into a full-fledged assault by the Administration (and the media) against the military.<br /><br />Hard to believe that this 4-Star made such a "Strategic Corporal" mistake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-73098627555161814742010-06-22T22:55:11.968-04:002010-06-22T22:55:11.968-04:00sadly, I agreesadly, I agreemoondognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-23785631175287343642010-06-22T21:14:52.808-04:002010-06-22T21:14:52.808-04:00Well-written and inarguable.
There can be no oth...Well-written and inarguable. <br /><br />There can be no other outcome.<br /><br />Perhaps he was never admonished growing up: "If you can't say something good about someone [especially when he's your Commander in Chief], say nothing at all." I'm guessing we'd have a very quiet military corps if everyone abided by that rule.Mudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10106218895150473141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-91716887018758736792010-06-22T20:52:00.519-04:002010-06-22T20:52:00.519-04:00Obama is an incompetent fool but you gotta have re...Obama is an incompetent fool but you gotta have respect for the chain of command. You respect the office, not necessarily the occupant. <br />Unfortunately the guy has gotta go."The Hammer"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16342812251947807673noreply@blogger.com