McChrystal Summoned To Washington

[Palehorse]

(CNN) -- Gen. Stanley McChrystal, America's top military commander in Afghanistan, has been recalled to Washington after his controversial remarks about colleagues in a Rolling Stone article, officials said.
McChrystal was summoned to attend a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan in person rather than by video conference, a senior administration official said Tuesday.
"He has been recalled to Washington," another official said.
McChrystal apologized Tuesday for the profile, in which the general and his staff appear to mock top civilian officials, including the vice president. Two defense officials said the general has also fired a press aide over the article, set to appear in Friday's edition of Rolling Stone magazine. . .

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/06/22/general.mcchrystal.obama.apology/index.html?hpt=T1

"All options are on the table", according to Gibbs surrounding the potential corrective action under consideration for McChrystal's grave and very serious error in judgment. . . .

Going to be a new top dog in Afghanistan! 

[The Troll]

(CNN) -- Gen. Stanley McChrystal, America's top military commander in Afghanistan, has been recalled to Washington after his controversial remarks about colleagues in a Rolling Stone article, officials said.
McChrystal was summoned to attend a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan in person rather than by video conference, a senior administration official said Tuesday.
"He has been recalled to Washington," another official said.
McChrystal apologized Tuesday for the profile, in which the general and his staff appear to mock top civilian officials, including the vice president. Two defense officials said the general has also fired a press aide over the article, set to appear in Friday's edition of Rolling Stone magazine. . .

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/06/22/general.mcchrystal.obama.apology/index.html?hpt=T1

"All options are on the table", according to Gibbs surrounding the potential corrective action under consideration for McChrystal's grave and very serious error in judgment. . . .

Going to be a new top dog in Afghanistan! 

  It must have been the 9 miles he runs every day and the 4 hours of sleep a day he gets every day and probably the 1 meal a day he eats every day.  Noboby can do this with out doing damage to his body.  It surely was damage to his brain and his mouth.

The Troll   

[Palehorse]

Well, he went to the wood shed last year and got spanked. Now he's going to get fired! 

[Locutus]

Him being fired wouldn't surprise me.  He's always been sort of a loose cannon and "do it my way or else" kinda' guy. 

[Palehorse]

Him being fired wouldn't surprise me.  He's always been sort of a loose cannon and "do it my way or else" kinda' guy.

Indeed he has. The only reason he is in charge in that theatre of operations is due to the support he received from the POTUS and his administration, and to turn around and allow something like this to transpire, and to actively participate in it himself, calls into severe question his ability to successfully achieve the objectives of the operation, and maintain the respect of those whom he is charged with leading.

I'm betting they were hooching it up one or two nights and that article is the result.

[Palehorse]

Ol Stash should have listened to my daddy's advice to me; "You do not have to like or respect the individual, but you do have to respect the office or position the individual holds."   

[Henry Hawk]

Ol Stash should have listened to my daddy's advice to me; "You do not have to like or respect the individual, but you do have to respect the office or position the individual holds."   

I agree, especially with his position.....and why did he do a "rolling stones" interview in the first place?....THAT alone seems like crossing Military ethics....he should step down.....THEN, do his interviews if he wants, but NOT while he is in his position.

[Palehorse]

I agree, especially with his position.....and why did he do a "rolling stones" interview in the first place?....THAT alone seems like crossing Military ethics....he should step down.....THEN, do his interviews if he wants, but NOT while he is in his position.

Clearly indicative of one who doesn't have a firm grasp on what "chain of command" means, or if he does, he possesses no respect for it.

If he isn't authoring his resignation on the trip back to the states, he'll have his head handed to him by the POTUS. 

[Henry Hawk]

Clearly indicative of one who doesn't have a firm grasp on what "chain of command" means, or if he does, he possesses no respect for it.

If he isn't authoring his resignation on the trip back to the states, he'll have his head handed to him by the POTUS. 

I'm sure he knows EXACTLY what the chain of command means.....and I would be he has respect for the position, just NOT the man in the position......but, THAT is still wrong no mater how you slice it.

[Palehorse]

I'm sure he knows EXACTLY what the chain of command means.....and I would be he has respect for the position, just NOT the man in the position......but, THAT is still wrong no mater how you slice it.

If he had any measure of  respect for the positions those he was critical of held, he'd have kept his pie hole shut; but he didn't.

[Henry Hawk]

If he had any measure of  respect for the positions those he was critical of held, he'd have kept his pie hole shut; but he didn't.

....I agree....he should have kept his pie hole shut...

[Palehorse]

The writer might want to get his tail out of that country too. . . 

[Palehorse]

A source I have tells me that McChrystal has already submitted his resignation . . . 

[Palehorse]

A source I have tells me that McChrystal has already submitted his resignation . . . 

CNN just made the same statement! 

[Henry Hawk]

A source I have tells me that McChrystal has already submitted his resignation . . . 

you know I think there is more made of this than what it appears...and I am not making excuses for McChrystal, because he said what he said, but Rolling Stone I"m sure took random statements said in heated conversations....and RAN to the press to release this.....it was poor judgement I think for McChrystal to do an interview with ANYONE, let alone Rolling Stone....I don't think this is a good thing for the WH either, because McChrystal may have MORE (unflattering) things to say IF he leaves his post....and it is also not good for our soldiers during a war time...