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Originally Posted by HPLovecraft
Yeah, criticize him responsibly -- don't try and undermine the public's perception of the Commander-in-Chief during a war, possibly spreading confusion amongst the soldier's under McChrystal's, AND Obama's, command.
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Apparently there are rumors going around that people McChrystal was clashing with people further down the command chain too.
I can't remember if I read it in an article or something, but some guy wanted to blow up a house, and McChrystal refused saying it might further distance the US from the Afghan people, and whoever it was that wanted to blow up the house got pissed off.
The guy is in a tough position.
And it doesn't matter what Obama wants, or what Obama says, or what his administration says. That the Whitehouse and the troops on the ground are in agreement is a pretty rare occurrence. Hell, Bush was a lot more military friendly than Obama, and even he had to fail in Iraq for a few years before he let someone else outside of Washington DC start calling the shots.