Statement By Gen. Stanley McChrystal

WBZ/AP ^ | 6-23-10

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*snip*

This morning the President accepted my resignation as Commander of U.S. and NATO Coalition Forces in Afghanistan.

I strongly support the President's strategy in Afghanistan and am deeply committed to our coalition forces, our partner nations, and the Afghan people. It was out of respect for this commitment — and a desire to see the mission succeed — that I tendered my resignation.

[danamco]

See post 57!!!

Maybe he has "buyer's" remorse and discovered the total incompetence he voted for, who knows???

[Chet 99]

Official retirement sometime next year; book to be released in time for the 2012 election cycle.

[wagglebee]

He’s lucky that he wasn’t summarily executed, that’s what the Roman emperors and despots like Hitler, Stalin and Mao did in situations like this and I’m sure that Obama is beyond enraged over this and would kill him if it was legal.

[HighlyOpinionated]

Should have arrested Obama and marched him out of the White House at gunpoint.

Rahm wants a Crisis? McChrystal could have given him the Mother of all crises.

Now, McChrystal will have to go wash his mouth out with lye soap for all the lies.

But I guess it was “lie or lose your retirement benefits” and McChrystal didn’t consider it a fair choice.

[wilco200]

“May I suggest watching Glenn Beck - 5PM or 2AM EDT - FOX NEWS CHANNEL.”

I’m talking about hearing from high ranking elected or appointed members of government.

[caww]

“Petraus” appointed to take McChrystals place...via drudge report.

[LibLieSlayer]

He voted for obama... expect no sympathy from me.

LLS

[Lucky9teen]

I'm confused...can someone tell me what exactly it was that McChrystal said that was so damning? I read the entire Rolling Stone article and didn't see anything that would warrant resigning or being let go. The only thing I saw was something an aide said -

According to sources familiar with the meeting, McChrystal ...thought Obama looked "uncomfortable and intimidated" by the roomful of military brass. Their first one-on-one meeting took place in the Oval Office four months later, after McChrystal got the Afghanistan job, and it didn't go much better. "It was a 10-minute photo op," says an adviser to McChrystal. Obama clearly didn't know anything about him, who he was. Here's the guy who's going to run his fucking war, but he didn't seem very engaged. The Boss was pretty disappointed."

WTF?

[NonValueAdded]

WBZ is channel 38? Who is channel 4?

[The Duke]

I would think a military vocation would instill a strong sense of national security and defending this country which generally precludes voting for Democrats least of all a hard core leftist such as BHO.

One would think so. :(

[paladin1_dcs]

If you really want a good idea of what is going on in A’stan, don’t trust Yon. He was kicked out of his embed position for breaching Operation Security. If you want the truth, try starting over at Blackfive. I’ll warn you though, they don’t hold back.

www.blackfive.net

[napscoordinator]

You would be surprised how many officers are Democrats. It is the belief on Free Republic that everyone in the military is a Republican and that is not even remotely true. Although it does make people feel better saying such thing and really it does not hurt anything when FREEPERS claim this. Enlisted members are probably more Republican than Officers IMHO. Of course I will be blasted for this statement by some but I do have proof on my side from the MANY officers who have retired and state their true beliefs as a Democrat.

[ASA Vet]

I got an email, (forwarded many times of course,) supposedly originated by a senior USMC NCO.

The NCO said that when he went into the corp it was against regs to be homosexual.

Then on his first day in office Clinton made it optional with his "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," policy.

The Gunnery Sgt said he was now getting out, before Obama makes it mandatory.

[Vendome]

Short and sweet.

Never mentions serving Barry O., just I am out of here.

[napscoordinator]

He would make a great President in 2012.

Do we really want the Democrats to win again in 2012? What makes you think he would run as a Republican? He voted for President Obama which would most likely make him a Democratic politician if he ran.

[a fool in paradise]

Will Obama replace him with a War Czar?

[Barb4Bush]

Don’t hold your breath waiting for the truth to come out of any of those gutless wonders. You’ll be real purple if you do.

[McGavin999]

What military officer in his right mind would do such an idiotic thing?

One who knew John McCain?

[katiedidit1]

Turned my stomach to watch Lindsee Grahamn Cracker bashing McChrystal on Fox News. What a slime bucket he is...hope he loses big in SC

[katiedidit1]

Turned my stomach to watch Lindsee Grahamn Cracker bashing McChrystal on Fox News. What a slime bucket he is...hope he loses big in SC