Barack Obama furious at General Stanley McChrystal speech on Afghanistan

Telegraph UK ^ | 05 Oct 2009 | Alex Spillius

[opentalk]

According to sources close to the administration, Gen McChrystal shocked and angered presidential advisers with the bluntness of a speech given in London last week.

The next day he was summoned to an awkward 25-minute face-to-face meeting on board Air Force One on the tarmac in Copenhagen, where the president had arrived to tout Chicago's unsuccessful Olympic bid.

[Deepest End]

Supposedly there will be a decision ‘in weeks’ on the troop surge request by Obama. Will he be meeting with and consulting with and seeking the advice and input of McChrystal within those ‘weeks’? Or is he too busy ramrodding his bull domestic socialistic ‘reform’?

[444Flyer]

Oh! That is good.

[Deepest End]

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[444Flyer]

"Obama, you're doing just a 'Super' job!"-M.D.

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[neverdem]

BTTT

[lgjhn23]

“Why do modern day Democrat President’s make lousy Commander in Chiefs?...”

Because they are commanding those that believe in: “Duty, Honor and Country”. Things that they hate and/or cannot fathom. It is hard to command those that march to the beat of a different drum.

[April Lexington]

“Bruce Ackerman, an expert on constitutional law at Yale University, said in the Washington Post: ‘As commanding general, McChrystal has no business making such public pronouncements.’”

That's ok, Brucie.... Obama has no business being CIC without showing valid ID. A man who respects nobody gets respect from nobody. Obama is a fraud and America is a village full of idiots for electing this fashion statement.

[RWB Patriot]

I sense a repeat of Truman vs. MacArthur in the future.

[egannacht]

FURIOUS. They do not employ words such as angered, miffed, snubbed, indignant, upset, or critical. The word chosen carefully, after the paper’s lawyers gave the go-ahead, was furious.

They are furious of the general telling the NATO leaders, whom the President stated was now in charge of Afghanistan, that they need help or face loss.

My god the administration in the White House doesn’t give a sh!t about 9-11, about future security against the growth of AQ and Taliban in lawless portions of the world, or even the US existing as a powerful force in preventing the world against a world with Korean and Iranian nukes.

[Pinkbell]

Their press reports things the American press won’t report on for fear of making Obama look bad.

[StarCMC]

[rockthecasbah]

I was thinking the same thing. I didn’t think much of Truman’s big government liberalism, but he was a decent wartime president (conclusion of WWII and Korea) and a war hero (WWI). At least when he fired McArthur, he had some standing to do so...

[CaliforniaCon]

Re: “I think the general wanted some TRUTH out there before Obama (the great decision maker) altered it.”

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Exactly!!!!! I think McChrystal should consider resigning.

[Niuhuru]

“This is not lawn tennis at the local club on Sunday afternoon!”

Given the way our politicians have treated our troops, could have fooled me.

[CaliforniaCon]

Re: “I want Petraeus to resign and then immediately throw his hat in the ring”

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I am aware that there is a Petraeus for President group out there — need to read up on that —

Some people thought, eons ago, that Colin Powell would be a good President — of course that was ridiculous. But Petraeus — hmmm — really something to consider. Petraeus/Palin indeed!!! Powerful!

[SeattleBruce]

If Obama doesn’t want truth from his Generals, what does he want?
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Truth is a dirty little five letter word for the bammy crew. It causes them SO many problems. They much prefer the four letter word

LIES