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Off for the summer

Although I’m leaving for summer camp until mid-August, I wanted to quickly chime in on the Stanley McChrystal situation. It raises many interesting points worth discussing.

One, the firing is the right move as there was really no other alternative. However, what McChrystal and his aides said will be judged soon enough based on the success of the current plan in Afghanistan. Can putting David Petreaus in charge really save a nation whose leader has openly said he’d rather negotiate with the Taliban and has a peace conference bombed?

Second, McChrystal’s downfall is worth examining. Is it surprising that a General who had mainly been involved in Special Forces and Pentagon work struggled to win a conflict such as this, one that required careful political navigation. Whether or not there is any truth to this argument is to be seen.

However, without a doubt, General McChrystal is nothing short of a patriot.

June 25, 2010 at 7:43 pm

--Daniel Livingston

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