Top US General Ousted for Criticizing Karzai Govt

Major General Peter Fuller, one of the top US Army commanders in Afghanistan, was fired today for “inappropriate public comments” related to criticism of Afghan President Hamid Karzai in an interview Thursday with POLITICO. Fuller condemned the Afghan government as “isolated from reality” and expressed hope that he would be replaced by “a guy that’s more articulate in public” in the next election.

Click here to read more about Fuller’s sacking from POLITICO

Click here to read CNN’s reaction to Fuller’s ouster

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Valerianus

Second-guessing the Imperator on his choice of satraps for the satellite kingdoms is always a bad move for a general. Maybe he'll decide to revolt and lead half a dozen legions against FedGovLandia.
- liveload
  
  Nah, he's just getting a head start into the revolving door.
Aarky

The good General had the phase right. "Isolated from reality" would be more appropriate to describe the State and DOD cheery announcements from Afghansitan.
JLS

It's always healthy when they fire a general. Civilian leadership over the military is what used to seperate us from every little banana republic taken over by General this or Colonel that. They should fire them often enough to keep them a little bit scared of civilian leaders. City councils should do the same with cops only way more often.
skulz fontaine

A way out here in the borderlands, we all know that Karzai is nuts. It is that obvious. The Afghaniscam is an abysmal failure. Fuller knows that and said what he thinks. Dear Leader needs to listen and not be so quick to dismiss. Yeah, that'll probably happen. Someday. You know, when pigs sprout wings and blah blah blah.
Ummm, Karzai might be smoking that Afghan opium cause, he's sure about a trippy little flake these days.
Dahoit

General Fuller won't have to live with the consequences of our criminality.Karzai(at least until he flees or is assassinated) will.And of course it is US who are the real wackos,thinking we are gods and not men,as we impose our corrupt uncivilization upon those who want just to be let alone,as we do and would.
The prime directive works well for me,and would for the world.
Watson

Honesty has never been the best policy in the military, or in big government for that matter. They prefer to lie even when the truth would serve them better. Thanks for a rare moment of truth, Gen. Fuller.
Strider55

IMHO a couple of commenters on the Politico article nailed it. Gen. Fuller no longer wanted any part of his Kobayashi Maru assignment, but had no other way out of it. If he asked for a transfer, Gen. Allen would have laughed in his face. If he put in for retirement, Gen. Allen would have laughed in his face and stop-lossed him. So he did the one thing that he knew would force Gen. Allen's hand. Now Gen. Fuller can retire with full benefits, play golf at any military installation, get soused at any O-club — and see an honest man in the mirror.
- Don
  
  Excellent assessment!