Report it he should, even if it would harm the General or set back the war.
I agree.
I do believe people are being naive that the crap hit the fan 2 days ago when Rolling Stone magazine hit the stands.
Gates had to know what McCrystal said if you believe they are true reporters. I just can't believe that Rolling Stone went to press without contacting Gates's office for a comment regarding McCrystal's statements. Sorry, I don't buy it. This is a 4 star being interviewed for a national publication, not a base/wing commander for the townie paper. He had to know it was happening...what kind of SOD are you not to ask about the article/expose? Instead of talking about McCrystal, shouldn't we
question why Gates was not aware of it?
Someone give me a scenario how they printed this article without PA having a hand in this. If the PA had a hand in it they would have seen the article days/weeks ago before it went to print.
Yesterday was a DOG and PONY show, McCrystal already knew it was all over. Ten will get you twenty his wife was making him his favorite meal for dinner last night. I would even take odds that she had a realtor lined up for their new home.
As I stated earlier, a General who briefed the press for the DOD knows the cow dung he is walking into when he gives this type of interview. I will say maybe he thought he could get away with it since he did before with 60 minutes and the infamous meeting on AF1, but I also think when he did it before he was willing to accept that he took a high risk of being relieved of duty.
Have to ask, Obama accepted his resignation, I am trying to figure out if that means from the Army or from his position. If it is from the Army, I am not going to be shocked to see him sell back his leave and become CEO of a defense contracting company 1 July.
I know from personal experience that the higher you get up, the more your networking contacts come into play for after the military jobs. Many are actually sought after while still AD members. Who knows, maybe SAIC, Booze Allen, General Dynamics contacted him and offered a deal too good to pass up.
DON'T READ INTO THIS THE WRONG WAY! Just saying for many at a certain time they say I have had enough. Enough of the politics. Enough of deployments. Enough of missing holidays, anniversaries, etc. Enough of moving. They opt to say I am leaving and before I do, I want to expose the problems that I see.
Zaph, I understand your opinion about the "set backs the war" comment. I am just not willing to believe that JAM meant it the way it came across. I have stated before and you have agreed, sometimes comments over the net are misconstrued, I choose to believe that as a mother of a military child she would never want to see the war set back and endanger soldiers.