So fragile a Chrystal
Trump blasts McChrystal for ‘big, dumb mouth’ after retired general called him immoral
There was a time I thought I admired Gen. McChrystal…that was when he reflected my own views of the Obama operation…and when quoted in a magazine was, of course, fired. It seemed to me that his firing won the approval of the liberal media…but, that was no surprise.
Turns out, I’m afraid that McChrystal is just one of those guys who doesn’t like authority of any kind and ALWAYS knows better than anyone else…or maybe he’s just a bitter old buffoon.
I’ll go with the second choice. DLH
(Oh, and the “derided him as a dog” is a gross misrepresentation, as one might note in the way it is reported. It could be more accurately interpreted as Obama ‘derided’ Stanley “as a dog” because he was insulted by the General (but the press would never attribute such a remark to their ‘idol’, Obama.)
(NBC’s report on McChrystal’s firing presented below the Rolling Stone quote.)
“Rolling Stone quotes a McChrystal aide as saying the general was “disappointed” in his first meeting with an “unprepared” Obama. McChrystal or his staff members also criticize Vice President Joe Biden, National Security Adviser James Jones, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry and Richard Holbrooke, Obama’s special envoy to the region.” from The Hill
As per NBC:
President Trump attacked retired four-star Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal on Tuesday for questioning his honesty and morality.
The commander in chief mocked McChrystal’s military credentials and derided him as a “dog,” a term the president frequently uses to criticize opponents.
McChrystal recently said that he could not work for an “immoral” person like Trump. The former top commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan was asked if he would accept a job in the Trump administration during an interview on ABC’s “This Week” that aired Sunday. “I’d say no,” he replied. “It’s important for me to work for people I think are basically honest, who tell the truth as best they know it.” After 34 years in the U.S. Army, McChrystal was forced to resign in 2010 by former President Barack Obama after the publication of a Rolling Stone article that quoted members of his staff criticizing the then-president’s team. He later said he “accepted responsibility” for the actions of his staff, but claimed that the article didn’t offer a “fair depiction” of what he said.
But McChrystal thinks he is being fair, not selective, in his piety crusade. RM
