Showing posts with label McChrystal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label McChrystal. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

McChrystal Lesson Learning

Follow up on the McChrystal episode: "Army Walks Tightrope On Ties With Political Bosses." A discussion begins about whether a military officer should remain apolitical or merely nonpartisan.

No mention of Gen Petraeus' views on the role of the military to provide "brutally honest" assessments to civilian leadership, nor on why he doesn't vote.

(List of articles on McChrystal's resignation here)

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Another Runway General

Links to media articles tracking Gen McChrystal's interview & resignation:

Rolling Stone - The Runaway General
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/17390/119236

NYT - McChrystal’s Fate in Limbo as He Prepares to Meet Obama
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/24/us/politics/24mcchrystal.html?hp

NYT - General Faces Unease Among His Own Troops, Too
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/world/asia/23troops.html?ref=politics

NYT - The Fury of a General, Released by Nature
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/world/23rollingstone.html?ref=politics

WSJ - Why McChrystal Has to Go
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704853404575322800914018876.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop

RCP - Statement by General Stanley McChrystal
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2010/Statement%20by%20General%20Stanley%20McChrystal.pdf

Newsweek - Why Military Code Demands McChrystal's Resignation
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/06/22/why-military-code-demands-mcchrystal-s-resignation.html

WSJ - Decision to Dismiss McChrystal Came Swiftly
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704629804575324673218719434.html

CSM - The McChrystal Rolling Stone article: the story behind the story
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0623/The-McChrystal-Rolling-Stone-article-the-story-behind-the-story

LAT - A rapid-fire chain of events led to Gen. McChrystal's downfall
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-fg-mcchrystal-obama-20100624,0,558830.story

Miami Herald - Obama, officials stress no Afghan policy change post-McChrystal
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/24/1699251/obama-officials-stress-no-afghan.html#ixzz0rpRsMxRc

NYT - The Culture of Exposure
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/opinion/25brooks.html?hp