Too late, I'm already on the hunt. :DL


EDIT:

The Composite Wing. Of all things I would forget... :damn:

And he's gone. Looks like it will be Petraeus again.

http://icanhascheezburger.files.word...yourefired.jpg

With this song in the background.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sVUvpdT-NY

Well, we all saw that one coming. Typical tyrant practicing typical tyrannical rule. Petraeus should turn down the job and resign as well.

The writing was on the walls.

Well played by Obama, actually.

Yes. I'm not a real Obama guy, but this was like Truman and MacArthur. Right or wrong, he can't publically ridicule the civilian leadership.

I would have to agree. If BO let this slide it would really be open season.

:haha: :har:

McArthur was a loose cannon openly trying to chang policy in the theater.

McChrystal (or rather his aides) made a few remarks....

But sure Obama is a stern taskmaster... right...

In the meantime .. Patraeus ????? you got to be kidding me.. Isnt he the guy they had lambasted and literally called a liar? Frankly I'm supprised he took the job.

My god you cant make this stuff up !!! Patraeus !!!! oh gawd my sides hurt from laughing.

Laugh all you like, but it was entirely inappropriate to make those remarks. Obama was right in this case. I know you really don't like Obama at all, but you are two-stepping around the central issue so that you can take shots at the guy.

No no not at all I felt McChrystal should have resigned... which is what he did.

If I recall correctly McCarther did not and was 'fired'.

Slight difference.

Furthermore it has come to light that there evidenlty nothing all that really subordinate was said by McChrystal.

I dont think we have heard the last of this.

I read the Rolling Stone article, and frankly I did not see anything that I could see would violate Article 88.

The reporter is a douche and his career is over for I doubt anyone would ever trust him again. I was going to write about journalistic integrity but I could not stop giggling when I tried to use the world journalism and integrity in the same sentence.

I first served under Reagan and since Regan I heard high ranking military guys bitchin about the President. I am sure that the same happened to presidents before my military service. To me there is a huge difference between what happens behind the doors and a public statement. That's where the reporter failed to understand.

I think McChrystal needed to have his butt chewed and told to put his ego on hold and not to talk to the press (the press is no one's friend). I also think he should have been sent back to AF to fix his COIN problem.

This makes me more suspicious that McChrystal wanted to retire before he can be blamed for the COIN failures in AF. The second part of the Rolling Stone article was pretty interesting.

When stuff like this happens I am reminded of one of my favourite Truman quotes when he describes the firing of MacArthur.



:D

I'm pleased he jumped before he was pushed....wouldn't give him the public satisfaction I suspect :hmmm:

It's rich, isn't it? Obama now appoints a man who's plan he for the surge in Iraq he condemned to failure. A "Bush" guy. The same general that MoveOn.org stated should be tried for treason.

Let's hope he can figure a way out of this mess.

Good luck to him :up: