Tag Archives: Stanley McChrystal

Afghanistan: Back To Square One

This is getting ridiculous:

The Value Of Dissent From The Military

Kori Schake has an excellent post on why having the military speak out openly on the formulation of policy concerning Afghanistan is a good thing.

Is James Jones Just Completely Out Of Touch?

Yes:

Listening To The Generals

It cannot be emphasized enough that nowadays, the Obama Administration is committing the very same policy sins critics accused the Bush Administration of committing; failing to listen closely and respectfully to the advice of the military brass. Just examine what National Security Adviser James Jones said today:

Maybe They Should Have A Beer, Or Something

This issue has been discussed before, but it is worth emphasizing anew just how scary it is that the President of the United States does not talk regularly with his commanding general on the ground in Afghanistan.

McChrystal to Obama: More Troops Or I Quit!

On Afghanistan, as we so often have reason to say of Obama’s campaign rhetoric, that was then and this is now. And we are learning that listening to requests from his commanders for more troops is not Obama’s strong suit as Commander-in-Chief.

And Speaking Of Afghanistan . . .

Leslie Gelb of the Council on Foreign Relations properly excoriates Administration strategy:

A Stark Choice For The White House

Either give General McChrystal the troops he needs, or the general resigns.

Of Afghanistan, Hell, And Handbaskets

Via New Ledger colleague Dan McLaughlin–who wickedly says that “someone should ask Eric Shinseki what he thinks of this”–we get a depressing report on the Pentagon’s (read “the Obama Administration’s”) reaction to General McChrystal’s request for more troops:

Stanley McChrystal Raises Alarm Bells

This makes for stark, and exceedingly worrisome reading:

- March 22, 2010 -

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