Timely as the “McChrystal Plan” for Afghanistan seems to be falling apart at the seems, Gen. Stanley McChrystal has been summoned to Washington DC for a serious talking to at the White House after a Rolling Stone magazine article quotes McChrystal repeatedly mocking and deriding top officials in the Obama Administration, including the President himself.
McChrystal was quoted as calling President Obama “uncomfortable and intimidated” when dealing with top military people, and that he “didn’t seem very engaged” in the Afghan War. His staff also refers to Vice President Biden, an opponent of the latest surge as “Bite Me.”
It doesn’t stop at the very top, either, nor is it restricted to civilian leadership. Quotes in the article involve referring to National Security Adviser and former Marine Commandant Gen. James Jones as a “clown” and had McChrystal claiming that Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, himself a retired general who served in Afghanistan for years, had “betrayed” the military and “covers his flank for the history books.”
Now McChrystal is being summoned to the White House, to meet with the President Obama and Vice President Biden. Whether Obama remains “intimidated” in the meeting remains to be seen, but the magazine article could serve as a convenient pretext to (eventually) oust McChrystal without having to publicly acknowledge how disastrous his policies of endless escalation have been.
Since replacing Gen. David McKiernan only a year ago, McChrystal has sold increases in the number of troops in Afghanistan as a recipe for success. He has also openly clashed with members of the administration, including Vice President Biden, mocking them in public speeches. While the Rolling Stone article is, in this context, just more of the same, it may prove to be the straw that broke the administration’s back.
Even a delusional, incompetent, megalomaniac Spec Ops serial killer needs a hot meal, a hug, and a few hours sleep now and then.
Has McChrystal perhaps discovered in his metabolic regime the secret of manufacturing his own amphetamines?
Taking a page from Rockne, perhaps Obama should send him for ballet lessons with Emanuel.
Word up Stanley… All of you "clowns" are covering your asses for the history books.
Every generation has it's own version of Dr.Strangelove.
McCrstal doesn’t wanna fight, then again who the hell does, ofcourse the ones who only points fingers and make a lot of money, right on crystal your in the right spot we all live once do right thing you’ll be remembered in hearts and mined , means more than books and fame, tell all troops to pack up garuanteed will take less than a week to move out , and you’ll be a real Heroe
A clear indication that things are going very bad indeed for the empire, when the top generals seek ways to exit the scene without appearing to look like the proverbial rodent.
Clearly, the Afghan adventure is going very badly for the invaders. The empire has met its match in the hardy warriors defending their homeland.
This is the main message I get from this latest episode too. The details may be interesting in their own right, but to me the more important message of this embarrassing infighting reads as impending defeat and the impotence to deal with it.
Pride goeth before a fall. And he's right, Obama has definitely been intimidated by the military. Why else would he just roll over and do whatever they tell him to? Maybe now Obama will wake up and remember who's supposed to be in charge.
Maybe this is Gen. McChrystal's way of getting out of Afghanistan (read: getting fired) while the getting is good? Later Stanley, hopefully this will ruin any of his chances as a presidential candidate!
Still more evidence the wheels are falling off the whole cart.
The President's imposed moritorium on offshore drilling was also
over turned in the courts today.
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this general has seen too many war movies where the "good guys" always win
Not sure if you caught this, but Tom Ricks is saying McChrystal is out within a week, fwiw: http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/06/22/f…
Probably Obama will do some theatrics and they will end up chummies. As usual, the more things change…
McChrystal can see failure in the wind and doesn’t what his name attached to it. What better way out than to be removed by a Democratic president. Then would follow the eternal ’stabbed in the back’ narrative as to why the war was lost (NB stabbed in the back narratives date from WWI and probably are eternal)
Is this guy related to GW Bush. Those ears and eyes – scary!
McChrystal comments were all ''right on'' and not out of line !!! Obama should look at his comments as constructive and shake hands and continue!! Thank the General for a job well done.. Or if Obama gets his ''ASS ON HIS SHOULDER'' and fires the General, The war will not go our way!! Too bad the war is based on silly EGO's in congress. The Americian public is saying alot worst comments about Obama and his incomment leaders in congress, than General McCrystal even touched on !!
Good Luck America!!
Mike Combs-K4LMS- ''A concerned Citizen!!''
McChrystal comments were all ''right on'' and not out of line !!! Obama should look at his comments as constructive and shake hands and continue!! Thank the General for a job well done.. Or if Obama gets his ''ASS ON HIS SHOULDER'' and fires the General, The war will not go our way!! Too bad the war is based on silly EGO's in congress. The Americian public is saying alot worst comments about Obama and his incomment leaders in congress, than General McCrystal even touched on !!
McChrystal comments were all ''right on'' and not out of line !!! Obama should look at his comments as constructive and shake hands and continue!! Thank the General for a job well done.. Or if Obama gets his ''ASS ON HIS SHOULDER'' and fires the General, The war will not go our way!! Too bad the war is based on silly EGO's in congress. The Americian public is saying alot worst comments about Obama and his incompetence leaders in congress, than General McCrystal even touched on !!
I love it how people can sit on their ass and point fingers and does not even know what the hell the are talking about… It it wasn't for the stupid people in in DC that have no Idea of what needs to be done would get out of the way this might not be turning out the way some folks in this country want it to be… egbert you a duce bag…. Why don't you get out from behind you damn keyboard and go face to face if you are so good. I'm meet you there and see just how damn brave you are…