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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, top commander in Afghanistan, ordered back home

UPDATE
Updated at 6:04 p.m. Gen. Stanley McChrystal has "offered to resign," according to a Twitter post from Time magazine's Joe Klein on Tuesday. Earlier, Klein, citing "a very reliable source," told CNN that McChrystal had already submitted his resignation.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/22/latest-mcchrystal-developments/?hpt=T1




The people I usually agree with on most things think McChrystal should be fired, or at least forced to resign. On this one, I have to disagree only because when we were waiting for Generals to tell the truth about Iraq, they were silenced and forced to resign. They put their men and women first and cared about what was happening to them as well as why. The same people saying McChrystal should go, used to support the free speech rights of the others. So why not now?

Was his choice of words wrong? I think so. Was he grinding some kind of ax? Probably. Did he publicly insult elected officials and the President's cabinet? Yes and his words have power since the rest of the world is listening. The problem comes from voices calling for him to pay with losing his career. He should be busted in rank but stay in the military if that's what he wants to do but I don't think he should have to give up the military. We can't just want them to speak out on what they think only when we agree with it. After all, too many generals had to leave the military for telling the truth and that was wrong.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, top commander in Afghanistan, ordered home over Rolling Stone comments
BY Sean Alfano
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Tuesday, June 22nd 2010, 8:51 AM

Gen. Stanley McChrystal apologized from overseas Tuesday for ripping the administration in a magazine article.

Now, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan will have a chance to say sorry in person.

McChyrstal has been ordered to Washington to explain why he and his staff criticized the White House in a recent Rolling Stone interview, administration officials said Tuesday.

Earlier, McChrystal had attempted to defuse the backlash over his comments in the piece, titled "The Runaway General."

"I extend my sincerest apology for this profile. It was a mistake reflecting poor judgment and should never have happened," he said.

"Throughout my career, I have lived by the principles of personal honor and professional integrity. What is reflected in this article falls far short of that standard," McChrystal added.

Instead of attending the monthly White House meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan via teleconference, the general will be there in person Wednesday, the officials told The Associated Press.

The first casualty from the article appears to be a civilian member of McChyrstal's staff who allegedly arranged the Rolling Stone interview.

NBC News reported that Duncan Boothby quit his role on the general's public relations team. According to a senior military official, he was "asked to resign."
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Gen. Stanley McChrystal, top commander in Afghanistan
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, top commander in Afghanistan
New York Daily News

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