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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 06:59 AM Original message |
McChrystal Apologizes for Insulting Obama Team to Magazine |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 07:02 AM Response to Original message |
1. It may be perilous, but I still say fire him. |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
35. No! No!! He's TOO BIG TO FAIL!!! |
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impik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
2. He should be fired today. No excuses. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 07:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. If he had any 'personal honor' or 'professional integrity', he'd |
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impik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 07:09 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. True. Obviously, he has none, and the president |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
42. That's what I was thinking. n/t |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 03:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
48. Perhaps eating one meal a day and sleeping only 4 hours a night makes you say stupid, immature stuff |
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kiranon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. And, allegedly being drunk didn't help either. n/t |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
3. He should be court martialed and dismissed from the service |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
5. I would love to know the VP's reaction to this. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 07:09 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. And it's odd that the pull-out date is 'etched in stone' per |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 07:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. There is an internal fight and there has always been one. |
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bigdarryl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
6. Hate to say this but Obama should have FIRED his ass the last time he spoke out on him |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 11:26 AM Response to Reply #6 |
29. Absolutely. nt |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
7. It's MORE perilous for Obama if he doesn't fire him. |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
10. McChrystal shouldn't have apologized. He said it and he meant it. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 08:20 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. I agree. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 11:18 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Your emitcon says it all. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Ahhh, you're so predictable. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:02 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Deleted sub-thread |
vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. How is it an attack? It's a fact based on McChrystal's statements. |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. The a-hole remark was part of McChrystal's statements? |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 04:42 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. So the OP when she stated a-hole |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 04:35 PM Response to Reply #31 |
50. Where is the Hillary attack here? |
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kjackson227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
12. The following remark by McChrystal is very telling: |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
41. Big time. n/t |
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democrank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
13. Why was Torture McChrystal chosen in the first place? |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
14. Perhaps this is the perfect time to replace McChrystal. |
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Raine1967 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
15. He called the WH Wimps. |
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Kber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
16. This is the second time he's done this. |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
18. Obama has to fire him, otherwise the rest of the Generals will see it as a green |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
19. His remarks were no accident. |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
20. get him outta there. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
21. Can his ass, and launch an investigation. I bet he has been working |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
22. Hopefully Obama is smarter than to fire him over "remarks". |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 11:08 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Do you have any grasp of how the military works? At all? |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
54. Yes. |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 11:14 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Wasn't Gen. Shinseki fired over remarks? |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. And didn't we hammer that decision? n/t |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 06:17 PM Response to Reply #34 |
55. Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding! +1 for a good memory! |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 11:22 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. A full access interview can hardly be construed as simply "remarks." nt |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
23. Apologies are for wimps. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
27. If President Obama wants to be a respected CinC he needs to fire McChrystal immediately. nt |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
30. McChrystal can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. ahhh but he did ..he was kept on by Obama,when it was known world wide he lied about the Tillman |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. my point re: this Rolling Stones article |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:36 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. was this or was this not the man who lied about Tillman? who in their right mind would keep this pig |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Well I fully support his dismissal. We shall see. nt |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Oh i do to..but I spoke out when Obama put him in charge of Afghan operations.. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 12:50 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. I read Krakauer’s book, "Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman" |
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Steve20 (56 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
44. re |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
46. I think he must be relieved of his command |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
47. Apologies after-the-fact don't always matter. Certainly not in this case. |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
49. Obama has to axe this guy. Or he will come off looking weak |
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O is 44 (740 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
53. The article is astonishing and revealing ....... |
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