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McChrystal Fallout Shakes Up Obama Admin.

June 23, 2010 11:13 AM

Jan Crawford holds discussions surrounding the shakeup in President Obama's national security team following negative remarks by Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Barry Peterson talks about writing his book, "Jan's Story."

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by user000049586849302948602 June 24, 2010 10:32 AM EDT
by cleantheDCcesspool June 23, 2010 10:25 PM EDT
Or maybe, just possibly, the general "fell on his own sword" seeing that an inexperienced, naive president who was never so much as a boy scout, was screwing up the war, costing American lives, and the general wanted it to stop. And maybe he felt it was worth sacrificing his own career in the service of his country to do so.

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Give me a break. McChrystal was fired for demonstrating terrible judgment.
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by RespectOthersAlways June 23, 2010 9:01 PM EDT
Gen. McChrystal is a product of the toxic environment created by Tea Bagger extremists who have a no-holds barred campaign to delegitimize President Obama's administration with a vitriolic campaign of devaluation, denigration, vilification and nullification.

These Tea Baggers have carried partisan politics to its illogical conclusion. They created an environment where a 4-Star General felt it was Ok to violate every cannon of military discipline and the time-honored constitutional underpinnings of this democracy ? the precepts and principles of which he, Gen. McChrystal, not only swore to uphold, but fought for and defended along with countless others for decades.

In a real sense, General McChrystal is a victim of this Tea Bagger extremist illness afflicting the nation. So, while we blame McChrystal for a total breakdown of discipline and chain of command, we must see this travesty for what it truly is: the bitter fruits of Sarah Palin, John McCain, Scott Brown, Rush Limbaugh, Mario Rubio, Glenn Beck, and others who, everyday, sow toxic seeds of intolerance and disregard for the lives of their opponents. Along with these Tea Bagger extremists, we must also blame the House and Senate Republican leadership who, by their deafening silence and disciplined unreasonableness, continue to fan the flames, cuddle up to the extremists, and nurture a dangerously toxic political environment unworthy of civilized and intelligent humanity.

Yes, Gen. McChrystal got carried away with the excesses of Sarah Palin, Scott Brown, Mario Rubio and others. In so doing, he ruined a great career. Unfortunately, this lesson will certainly escape most of our Tea Bagger Republican friends who profit significantly from this extremism.
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