Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Can Gen. McChrystal?

Should Pres. Obama can Gen. Stanley McChrystal?

I say, "No!"

Obama needs to keep some honest people around him - somebody who will challenge him on his position and keep him in touch with "real life".

If Obama gives McChrystal the boot and replaces him with a Yes-man, we will get in even more trouble. McChrystal can carry out orders, even if he doesn't agree with them. He's the one with the impossible task of sending soldiers into battle that will kill some of them.

We are either going to win over there (we aren't), or we need to get the heck out. Years ago Colin Powell said that we needed more troops there, and it has never happened.

Read the Rolling Stone article. It's an eye-opener. www.rollingstone.com

1 comment:

Another Lawyer said...

Gen. M wanted 40K troops and he got 30K. He wanted to pursue COIN and he got support. He and his crack(ed) staff think they are better than their superiors and they shot off their mouths ... end of story YOUR FIRED.

Now as to sending troops into battle to be killed ... that is what generals do (no different than any other war or police action).

This situation is not special, and the General was not special. Follow the leader or be canned ... it's really not that hard a concept.