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I’m writing a broader overview piece, but I thought I’d break that bit off for now. McChrystal is signaling that this entire pseudo-controversy is out of hand and he agrees with Jones and Gates that it’s time to move on; he didn’t mean to seem out of pocket; doesn’t think he was; but the rules of the road are clear now. Everyone can move on; the republic survives.
McChrystal Echoes Gates Who Echoes Jones On McChrystal |
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| By: Spencer Ackerman Monday October 5, 2009 1:04 pm | |
Continuing with this, a spokesman for Gen. McChrystal told me, "General McChrystal concurs with the Secretary and shares his perspective that the President’s military and civilian policy advisers need to provide candid but private advice." That came right after said secretary, Bob Gates, told the Association of the U.S. Army conference, "In this process it is imperative that all of us taking part in these deliberations – civilian and military alike – provide our best advice to the president candidly but privately. And speaking for the Department of Defense, once the commander-in-chief makes his decisions, we will salute and execute those decisions faithfully and to the best of our ability."
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The fact that McChrystal sees no problem with his London statements is most troubling of all. This is NOT a “move along, nothing to see here” moment. It’s emblematic of a crisis in command.
Civilian control of the military is not a rule of the road. It’s a cornerstone of our democracy. Wobbliness on this principle shouldn’t be tolerated, and should be examined in the light of day, not papered over with a fare-thee-well.
It sounds to me like Gates was providing direction to McChrystal, out loud and in public.
The fucker showed up for a meeting with the CIC wearing fatigues and combat boots – after giving a speech advancing his political agenda in dress greens. Fuck that insubordinate piece of shit. We’re talking basic military discipline here. The rules of the road as far as military command are – and always have been – clear. RU saying that our military commander needing a public refresher course on Military 101 isn’t a cause for concern?
Giving this assignment to a serial torturer (who avoids accountability by destroying the evidence) was biggest mistake of Obama’s administration.
(nice video link though).
Pseudo-nothing. Perhaps it’s not a crisis, but it has been, and may continue to be, an issue.