Farewell General McChrystal

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal ended his 34-year career as an Army officer Friday in an emotional retirement ceremony at his military headquarters in Washington, D.C., marking the last chapter of his swift and stunning fall from grace.

Before a crowd of a few hundred friends, family and colleagues on the Fort McNair parade grounds under an oppressively hot July sun, McChrystal said his service didn't end as he hoped. But he regretted few decisions he had made on the battlefield, cherished his life as a soldier and was optimistic about his future, he said.

So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal ended his 34-year career as an Army officer Friday in an emotional retirement ceremony at his military headquarters in Washington, D.C., marking the last chapter of his swift and stunning fall from grace.

Before a crowd of a few hundred friends, family and colleagues on the Fort McNair parade grounds under an oppressively hot July sun, McChrystal said his service didn't end as he hoped. But he regretted few decisions he had made on the battlefield, cherished his life as a soldier and was optimistic about his future, he said.

Despite his mistake, Obama will miss him. Today there is no one better at doing the job he did

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal ended his 34-year career as an Army officer Friday in an emotional retirement ceremony at his military headquarters in Washington, D.C., marking the last chapter of his swift and stunning fall from grace.

Before a crowd of a few hundred friends, family and colleagues on the Fort McNair parade grounds under an oppressively hot July sun, McChrystal said his service didn't end as he hoped. But he regretted few decisions he had made on the battlefield, cherished his life as a soldier and was optimistic about his future, he said.

Despite his mistake, Obama will miss him. Today there is no one better at doing the job he did

Yes, calling your boss, while in the military, disparaging names in the open public especially is a sign of a great military leader.

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal ended his 34-year career as an Army officer Friday in an emotional retirement ceremony at his military headquarters in Washington, D.C., marking the last chapter of his swift and stunning fall from grace.

Before a crowd of a few hundred friends, family and colleagues on the Fort McNair parade grounds under an oppressively hot July sun, McChrystal said his service didn't end as he hoped. But he regretted few decisions he had made on the battlefield, cherished his life as a soldier and was optimistic about his future, he said.

Despite his mistake, Obama will miss him. Today there is no one better at doing the job he did

Yes, calling your boss, while in the military, disparaging names in the open public especially is a sign of a great military leader.

A mistake does not preclude a great military history.

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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Yes, calling your boss, while in the military, disparaging names in the open public especially is a sign of a great military leader.

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Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

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Yes, calling your boss, while in the military, disparaging names in the open public especially is a sign of a great military leader.

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Ya think he only got his info from his trusted web sites as opposed to news links which are closer to what really happened???

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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Mike, are you disputing that the Rolling Stone article exists, or that McChrystal and his staff made the comments ascribed to them in the article? Why do you think he was forced to resign?

Don

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Tolerance is the cost we must pay for our adventure in liberty. (Dworkin, 1996)
“Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.” (Yeats)

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Mike, are you disputing that the Rolling Stone article exists, or that McChrystal and his staff made the comments ascribed to them in the article? Why do you think he was forced to resign?

Don

Look at it the story somewhat closer
No quotes are attributed to McChrystal. Only to his staff

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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For whom which HE is responsible however

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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For whom which HE is responsible however

Yep. Sad all around, nobody needed this distraction from the mission, and what a way to end an otherwise excellent career. Whatever possessed then to allow an embedded reporter? I bet that won't happen again anytime soon.

Don

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Tolerance is the cost we must pay for our adventure in liberty. (Dworkin, 1996)
“Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.” (Yeats)

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Not from the Rolling Stone, anyway.

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

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For whom which HE is responsible however

Yep. Sad all around, nobody needed this distraction from the mission, and what a way to end an otherwise excellent career. Whatever possessed then to allow an embedded reporter? I bet that won't happen again anytime soon.

Don

Any body remember Gen (MG I think) John Singlaub? He was on the USPA BoD and really helped skydiving in the "60s & "70s. Carter removed him because he was starting to sound a lot like McArther. So Carter acted like Truman for once.

I think it's a sign of how professional our military is and their respect for the Constitution that they swore to defend and protect that things like this are few and far between.

Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done.
Louis D Brandeis

Where are we going and why are we in this basket?

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A mistake does not preclude a great military history.

No, but it certainly ends one.

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A mistake does not preclude a great military history.

No, but it certainly ends one.

Yes, it does

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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Yes, calling your boss, while in the military, disparaging names in the open public especially is a sign of a great military leader.

Guess you never read the actual article, only others opinions of it.

Or you could provide the quotes where McChrystal said anything like you claim.

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Yes, calling your boss, while in the military, disparaging names in the open public especially is a sign of a great military leader.

Guess you never read the actual article, only others opinions of it.

Or you could provide the quotes where McChrystal said anything like you claim.

He has been asked the same more than once
Cant be done so he ignores the query

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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He has been asked the same more than once
Cant be done so he ignores the query

I saw others replies after I sent mine.

Funny since he sent this to me in another thread:

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"No response? Hmm, I guess you can't play the game for shit."

Well Lucky?????

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Bye Stan.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

Leave it ajar for Petraeus while you're at it.

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Still waiting Lucky

"Guess you never read the actual article, only others opinions of it.

Or you could provide the quotes where McChrystal said anything like you claim. "

Care to provide the quotes?

Or will you admit you don't have a clue here?

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal ended his 34-year career as an Army officer Friday in an emotional retirement ceremony at his military headquarters in Washington, D.C., marking the last chapter of his swift and stunning fall from grace.

Before a crowd of a few hundred friends, family and colleagues on the Fort McNair parade grounds under an oppressively hot July sun, McChrystal said his service didn't end as he hoped. But he regretted few decisions he had made on the battlefield, cherished his life as a soldier and was optimistic about his future, he said.

Despite his mistake, Obama will miss him. Today there is no one better at doing the job he did

Yes, calling your boss, while in the military, disparaging names in the open public especially is a sign of a great military leader.

A mistake does not preclude a great military history.

Yea, mistake. Could I have another teaspoon of sugar on that?

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal ended his 34-year career as an Army officer Friday in an emotional retirement ceremony at his military headquarters in Washington, D.C., marking the last chapter of his swift and stunning fall from grace.

Before a crowd of a few hundred friends, family and colleagues on the Fort McNair parade grounds under an oppressively hot July sun, McChrystal said his service didn't end as he hoped. But he regretted few decisions he had made on the battlefield, cherished his life as a soldier and was optimistic about his future, he said.

Despite his mistake, Obama will miss him. Today there is no one better at doing the job he did

Yes, calling your boss, while in the military, disparaging names in the open public especially is a sign of a great military leader.

A mistake does not preclude a great military history.

Yea, mistake. Could I have another teaspoon of sugar on that?

Some body else who forces you to expose your big green monster

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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Still waiting Lucky

"Guess you never read the actual article, only others opinions of it.

Or you could provide the quotes where McChrystal said anything like you claim. "

Care to provide the quotes?

Or will you admit you don't have a clue here?

I guess if you're married to one article over a major issue, you're, "short sighted."

http://news.spreadit.org/general-mcchrystalwhat-did-mcchrystal-say-rolling-stone-comments/

His first slip up came when he said during an autumn review of the strategy in Afghanistan that he felt that the war would fail unless they were provided thousands of addition troops to tackle different sections of the country. This put additional pressure on the White House before Barack Obama had decided on a strategy.


That's called insubbordination; undermining yhour superior's authority.

Now, his career appears to be in jeopardy once again,for telling Rolling Stone that he was “disappointed” after his first meeting with Mr. Obama, and that the new US chief executive seemed intimidated by top military brass.


Calling him intimidated is a name.

Last October, McChrystal was also involved in a public argument with Vice President Joe Biden over war strategy in Afghanistan. Biden had said that he hoped that the US would be able to adopt a narrow counterterrorism strategy. McChrystal responded to the comments made by Biden by saying that he believed that they were “short sighted.”


They means Biden and Obama, the administration. That isn't calling someone a name?

Enjoy squirming, I see it is you w/o a clue on this issue.

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Yes, calling your boss, while in the military, disparaging names in the open public especially is a sign of a great military leader.

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Mike, are you disputing that the Rolling Stone article exists, or that McChrystal and his staff made the comments ascribed to them in the article? Why do you think he was forced to resign?

Don

Look at it the story somewhat closer
No quotes are attributed to McChrystal. Only to his staff

Yes, the posted story, not the entire issue. This brief posted here is more about his retirement than his disparaging remarks.

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Yes, calling your boss, while in the military, disparaging names in the open public especially is a sign of a great military leader.

Guess you never read the actual article, only others opinions of it.

Or you could provide the quotes where McChrystal said anything like you claim.

He has been asked the same more than once
Cant be done so he ignores the query

This whole issue is pretty prima facie; who isn't aware of the disparaging remarks made, I've cited a few above. Another 1-article cowboy. Remember, this was more about his career than his career-ending fuck ups; think outside the box every now and then.