Ofersince72, may I inquire as to how you know that :

...there isn’t one damn person on
      Truth Dig that gives a rat’ [sic !] ass
      about Senator Brown’s bailout or
      Steve Forbes [sic !] advertisments against
      Labor and Unions.

Are you personally so well acquainted with all of us who from time to time post here ? What I find ironic in this context is the coverage of labour affairs in China in the US mainstream press, which, at least until recently, never failed to lament that the official Chinese labour union was allied with that country’s government and business and that independent unions were not allowed, while at the same time always opposing and denigrating independent unions in their own land. Recently, however, the tune seems to be changing, as US firms begin to realise that labour in China - even that represented by the official union - is gaining more power, and that this will lead to increased costs for manufacturers in that country….

Henri

Anarcissie:
“His only career error was allowing his people to pop off in front of a reporter.”

Totally agree. I think his staff screwed him. I also agree with some of the other posters who think this whole thing is a self-made setup; a get out of jail free card. McChrystal sees the writing on the wall and wants to preserve his resume.

Anarcissie,

While I don’t believe O as anymore incompetent as
Commander-In-Chief than any other one of my time, there
is no way that it could be argued that he is naieve or
shallow.
He is a shrewd business man and politician doing what
he was paid to do with the $700,000,000 he was given to
do what he is doing.  Don’t make those lame excuses for
Barrack Obama.  That is just how this nation got into the
position it is in right now.

I don’t see Mr. O as incompetent at all.  His style is cautious and conservative, but that’s what got him where he is today.  One could argue that he is shallow or naive when it comes to political philosophy, but deep analysis would only make it more difficult for him to engage the unreason of his tasks, such as nation-building in Afghanistan.  Philosopher-kings are not wanted; if Mr. O had shown any sign of that sort of thing, he would not have gotten anywhere near the presidency.

As for McChrystal, he was trying to perform the impossible (because logically contradictory) tasks his boss, and his boss’s bosses, set out for him.  His only career error was allowing his people to pop off in front of a reporter.

President Obama is being too generous to McChrystal, who actually failed his mission, by supporting the military industrial complex’s leaders, instead of his Commander in Chief.

ofer:

“You are the official, who is fit and unfit to be
commander-in-chief…...........wowy….”

Now, ya see… that’s what I’m talking about. What the hell does that phrase mean?

DEAR GOOGLE,  there isn’t one damn person on
          Truth Dig that gives a rat’ ass
          about Senator Brown’s bailout or
          Steve Forbes advertisments against
          Labor and Unions.

Rico ,,,,,you just BEG and BEG sarcasm…........
You are the official, who is fit and unfit to be
commander-in-chief…...........wowy….
how impressive

UCMJ Article 88 “Any commissioned officer who uses contemptuous words against the President, the Vice President, Congress, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, the Secretary of Transportation, or the Governor or legislature of any State, Territory, Commonwealth, or possession in which he is on duty or present shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”

Maximum punishment: Dismissal, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 1 year.

By secretarybird, June 30 at 9:10 am #

I don’t buy the theory that McChrystal deliberately sought to get himself fired. How could he be sure the ploy would work?

If the Rolling Stone article didn’t turn the trick, McChrystal would have made yet another attempt, this time, perhaps, in some left wing European newspaper.  Eventually, the strategy would have worked.  Even a pimp like Obama has to draw the line somewhere.

kerryrose:

Very interesting observation. But it reinforces in my mind the conviction that Obama was, is and will ever be unfit to be President. Presidents have to know their way around power centers and know how to handle power, neither of which traits are anywhere to be found in Obama’s resume.

Metzler:

It could also be that Obama is telling McChrsytal, “I’ll give you your star if you promise not to tell the world what an incompetent commander-in-chief I am.”

I wonder if Obama should have taken a ‘star’ from McChrystal? 

Obama does seem intimidated by ‘the powers that be,’ financial, military, and right wing.  He wouldn’t have the courage.

I have seen this type of intimidated behavior before.  It seems to occur in left leaning people with non-elite backgrounds who make it to the big top.  They carry with them a little of the ‘humbled in your presence’ attitude, although intellectually they rebel against it.

McChrystal retires as four-star general ? Isn’t that what Social Security is all about - providing for comfort and economic security in old age ?...

Henri

I don’t buy the theory that McChrystal deliberately sought to get himself fired. How could he be sure the ploy would work? A simpler explanation would be that he and his aides thought that “Rolling Stone” would see them as some sort of military rock stars, and behaved accordingly. Unfortunately, they were more Spinal Tap than Led Zep.

As for retirement packages, the British navy in the 18th century had an admirable system for getting rid of incompetent captains. They were promoted to Vice Admiral of the Yellow, the main condition of which was that they never set foot on the deck of one of His Majesty’s ships again. In effect, early retirement with a face-saving deal.