I just read the Rolling Stone article. I have no idea why the General McChrystal would have agreed to something so stupid as a Rolling Stone article. He must have left his political sense at home if he ever had any. I find it hard to believe that the general and his aides thought it would be a good idea to be themselves in the midst of a journalist. If they're that stupid perhaps its a good idea that the general is reassigned.
Sill, I found no good reason for McChrystal to offer his resignation. As of today, he did offer Obama his resignation. Articles were not clear if that meant just to be reassigned or is out of the Army.
The author, Michael Hastings, must have been a typical one. Appearing all likable while interviewing you then craps out what appears to be hate piece at first. Do all journalists work like this? See my upcoming post on Maya, the pop star.
In Hastings own words:
" to keep up the fiction, in essence, that we actually have allies"
"The general's staff is a handpicked collection of killers, spies, geniuses, patriots, political operators and outright maniacs." **As if patriots were a bad thing**
"This is one of the central flaws with McChrystal's counterinsurgency strategy" **Now he's an expert in military strategy**
"took solace in baseball, a sport in which he made no pretense of hiding his superiority" **Why would anyone hide how good they are in a sport?**
**Describing WestPoint,** "was a potent mix of testosterone, hooliganism and reactionary patriotism."
But at least Hastings wasn't completely one sided:
"Despite the tragedies and miscues, McChrystal has issued some of the strictest directives to avoid civilian casualties that the U.S. military has ever encountered in a war zone."
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Correction made today.
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