Re: Rolling Stones reporter shocked that his story caused Gen McChrystal to lose his jobs

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left for
Afghanistan yesterday to ease the concerns of field commanders over
Obama's sacking of McChrystal and Petraeus' succession.

Earlier, Mullen joined Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the
Pentagon in agreeing that McChrystal had to go after mocking Obama and
the civilian leadership in a stunning Rolling Stone magazine article.

"Honestly, when I first read it, I was nearly sick," Mullen said of
the magazine piece. "I couldn't believe it."

Gates said that McChrystal's remarks made his position "untenable."
But he stressed that McChrystal's contempt for the chain of command
was not typical of the top uniformed leadership.

"This is an anomaly, not a systemic problem," Gates said.

Read more:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/06/25/2010-06-25_uh_about_that_date_to_get_out_bam_hedges.html#ixzz0rsK4eFRi

On Jun 25, 4:26 am, euwe <machgie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I guess the guy never heard of chain of command, and the phrase
> "officer and a gentleman."
>
> On Jun 24, 12:15 pm, dick thompson <rhomp2...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> >http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/06/24/2010-06-24_mcchry...
>
> > Just what did the reporter think would happen when a touchy egomaniac
> > like Bambi read what the reporter wrote.   Guess he didn't think at all.

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