ABC News Exclusive: Pat Tillman’s Mom Wants General Stanley McChrystal Removed From White House Post

[RamboLiberal]

Source: ABC News

President Obama appointed retired General Stanley McChrystal to co-chair a commission on military families this week, but according to perhaps the most prominent military family of the last decade, McChrystal is unfit for that duty.

Mary Tillman, mother of Pat Tillman, the former professional football player turned Army Ranger who was tragically killed by friendly fire 7 years ago, is angered by McChrystal’s appointment, telling ABC News that he was part of the propaganda effort pushing the false tale that Tillman had been killed by the enemy, and keeping the truth from the world -- and their family.

“I was actually pretty shocked to hear it; I don't think it’s the appropriate choice,” Tillman told ABC News. “Considering that we have plenty of evidence indicating that McChrystal was involved in the cover-up of Pat’s death...he's not the right person for that kind of a job.”

Tillman says the president's appointment of McChrystal "makes him look foolish, frankly."



Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/04/pat-tillmans-mom-says-she-wants-general-stanley-mcchrystal-removed-in-abc-news-exclusive.html

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I agree. Why the F would you want this man who covered up the truth about a dead soldier to deal with military families? And this guy also dissed Obama and showed he had no respect for the CIC.

[aquart]

1. I'm with her.

[indepat]

28. Borrowing from the movie "Midway," "It just doesn't make any sense, Admiral"

:patriot:

[brewens]

29. Tillman was assassinated! He was going to be way too much

trouble for Bush and Cheney if he ever got back to the states and out of the military. People would have listened to him.

[bjobotts]

56. About time someone stated 'assassination'. McCrystal has rep as torture king too

[defendandprotect]

68. +1 --

[live love laugh]

51. Me too. WHY would Obama appoint this traitor in the 1st place? Very bad choice. nt

[Keith Bee]

2. McChrystal should be swabbing latrines

K&R

[rhett o rick]

41. Agree. What is Pres Obama's motivation to do this particularly mean thing? nm

[defendandprotect]

69. An obvious reward -- !!

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Team her up with Cindy Sheehan.

[OnyxCollie]

4. She only wants to bash the President.

:sarcasm: To avoid being lumped in with the zealots.

[JDPriestly]

16. OnyxCollie, think of it. Every family deserves to know the truth

about the death of a son serving in the military. If it was enemy fire they deserve to know. If it was friendly fire, then, more than ever, the family deserves to know. As far as I understand, the killer or killers of Pat Tillman have never been identified. They know who they are. They have either never taken responsibility for their manslaughter or they have never been brought to justice for intentional murder.

Now these things happen in war, virtually every war. But, in this case, the Tillmans have strong evidence that the truth about the murder or accidental death of their son was covered up -- carefully covered up -- under the command of one man, General McChrystal, who they believe was directly involved in the cover-up.

Yes. The Tillmans have a right to know the facts -- all the facts about the death of their son. And they have a right to speak out about McChrystal.

The president should never have yielded to the pressure from the right-wing who wanted McChrystal appointed to this position. It is an insult to the thousands of Americans who have died and been seriously injured in battle in recent years.

[EFerrari]

19. And no one has investigated his role in prisoner abuse and torture

at Bagram.

The man is a serial criminal and he probably should be in prison.

[Athena66]

32. And so should

Bush, Cheney, and all their fellow war criminals. Sadly, none of them will wind up punished in any way- far from it, they seem to be rewarded. :-(

[EFerrari]

34. Hi there, Athena. Welcome to DU.

:)

[Bluebear]

72. Time to "move forward" says Obama.

[Raksha]

39. +1000

[defendandprotect]

67. +1000% -- agree -- !!

[OnyxCollie]

20. I agree with you completely, JDPriestly.

Pat Tillman most likely was murdered for his beliefs.

What is certain is that he, like Jessica Lynch, was a character in a propaganda campaign to increase approval for war. A propaganda campaign like the Pentagon pundits.

A propaganda campaign which no one has faced any punishment for.

[RamboLiberal]

22. Just read the book Where Men Win Glory

The soldiers who shot Tillman are id'ed. No they were never brought to justice.

[JDPriestly]

36. I will make a note of that, RamboLiberal

[RamboLiberal]

52. Trevor Alders the SAW gunner is named in the book

as the soldier who probably killed Tillman. Only punishment he & others firing on Tillman's position got was to be RFS'ed out of Rangers back to regular Army.

[LuckyLib]

55. Where Men Win Glory is an amazing book. The absurdity of war is on full display.

Hotheaded young men, dying for a "firefight" -- they found one and kept firing . . . on Tillman and his colleagues.

[Parker CA]

5. Kick and Rec! Pretty unreal that he'd be given such a position.

[Bluenorthwest]

6. Not at all an apropriate job for a man with his history

Should be in jail, it seems to me.

[golddigger]

7. I wonder who's stupid bone-headed move this was?

[Chef Eric]

9. The commander-in-chief's. nt

[golddigger]

15. I guess I should have used that sarcasm thingy.

[pocoloco]

61. What would give you the idea he was in charge??

[gussmith]

30. Did You Guess CIC?

This is pure Obama, trying to be inclusive and conciliatory.

[SpiralHawk]

8. I'm with her (and Pat). Republicon tool McChrystal needs to go...

[democrank]

10. I`m with Mrs. Tillman

[keepCAblue]

11. I was at first shocked when I heard Obama had appointed McChrystal...

...but then I remembered how many times Obama has shocked me in the past by his poor choices, and the shock dissipated into just another slap of disappointment in him.

[zipplewrath]

12. Next Up

Next, Obama announced he'll be appointing Rich Warren to the DADT DOD transition team.......

[RedCloud]

13. he should face a court martial and loss on retirement benes

[Joey Liberal]

14. I'm with Mrs. Tillman nt

[AtheistCrusader]

17. He should be gone.

What the hell

[BobbyBoring]

18. McChrystal should be peelin potatoes in the brig

What a POS. He's not fit for any duty other than that~

[Solly Mack]

21. K&R

[Iggo]

23. I bet she does, and I don't blame her. (n/t)

[Golden Raisin]

24. This sounds suspiciously like

some sort of inside-the-Beltway deal, done at the time of his recall/resignation --- wink, wink --- wait a period of time and then we'll find another job for you.

[Celebration]

26. agreed

Still pathetic. Ugh.

[democracy1st]

25. K & R

[still_one]

27. She's right. It is time for new advisors Mr. President /nt

[barbtries]

31. i don't see how Obama could turn around and give this man a job. nt

[EFerrari]

38. Both the Obamas are involved in this project. n/t

[howmad1]

53. Maybe Obama is in absolute awe of the general.

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[Loki]

33. If McChrystal was an honorable man and soldier

he would resign effective immediately. We shall see just what kind of a man he really is. AND, why isn't General Wesley Clark in this position?

[NCarolinawoman]

62. Wes Clark has met with Mary Tillman, and has said many times that

the Pentagon needs to re-open the case regarding Tillman's death. He thought it all sounded like a cover-up. I remember him talking about this on Keith Olberman's show a while back.

General Clark has always been ignored by Obama. After all, he is a General who happens to be a DEMOCRAT :scared:. Also, he recently wrote a piece in the Washington Post stating the reasons why we should NOT get involved in Libya. (slippery slope/quagmire,etc.).

[peacetalksforall]

35. I am not following news like I used to - I didn't know about this appointment - it is revolting and

repulsive.

What a downer.

Our military brass gets away with murder
- and then gets rewarded for murder.

It's an insult to the genuine sincerity and bravery of our parent-child-sibling-friend-lover soldiers who gave their lives throughout the years.

[Bluebear]

37. Pat Tillman’s Mom never really loved him!

:cry:

[Ignis]

45. She's just a single-issue fringe voter!

:cry:

[Kurovski]

57. She's worse than the terrorists!

:cry:

[rhett o rick]

40. Pres Obama's chess game just took a sickening turn for the worse.

[Jumping John]

42. I have called the USO and Senators and others in an attempt to help the

Tillman Military Family convince Stanley McChrystal to be removed as co-chair of Joining Forces. I have also called Yale to have James Levinsohn fire Stanley McChrystal and urge McChrystal himself to resign.

I have also gone to the Joining Forces web site and posted my story of what I did in their 'Tell us your story of what you did to show support for a military family.'

So yea!!!

[theywillhatethis]

43. McChrystal's handling of the Tillman situation was atrocious

Too many cover-ups were happening during those times. I think he should be questioned about his decisions.

[yellowwood]

44. This is something

That most of us can agree upon.

[freshwest]

46. McChrystal should have been retired after his former idiocy. The only reason I imagine...

Obama gave the man another chance and more responsibilities was a need to 'keep your friends close and your enemies closer.'

After the 'birther' doctor hullaboo, these dissidents in the military need to be observed before they attempt a coup. I'm not talking conspiracy, but history.

And if these goons didn't have support with their underlings or the establishment, they couldn't get anything done day-to-day, so they are not without influence no matter what our gut tells us.

I hate to pay their retirement, since when they leave they'll be overpaid by contractors, FOX news or start new careers as lobbyists.

[abelenkpe]

47. Um yeah totally agree. nt

[abelenkpe]

48. Is there a petition or something

going we can participate in to help amplify her request that McCrystal be removed?

[Crowman1979]

49. And people still want to think Obama is doing the right thing?!?!

Puhleeze!!! He absolutely has NO BALLS!

[Hubert Flottz]

50. "makes him look foolish, frankly."

Yes it does.

[bbgrunt]

70. It makes him look sleazy and cowardly. Why does McCrystal need to be paid off?

[rhett o rick]

54. Apparently she isnt afraid of "friendly fire". nm

[2banon]

58. I'm really trying to wrap my brain around a few of Obama's appointments..

On this one, speculation upon speculation delivers to me not a wit of anything that makes any sense whatsoever.

Maybe our dear leader isn't actually as bright as we all perceived him to be during the 2008 campaign. Maybe he seemed so intelligent as compared to the blithering moron that occupied the WH before him, and therefore we concluded thusly while breathing a huge collective sigh of relief, looking forward to sanity and reason as well as all the number of things we hoped to see reversed/repealed.

:shrug:

[underpants]

59. Krakauer assails McChrystal and his command in "Where Men Win Glory"

http://www.amazon.com/Where-Men-Win-Glory-Odyssey/dp/0385522266

A fantastic book about a remarkable man (Tillman) and career lying assholes in McChrystal and his lot.

[earcandle]

63. I am with her too!

[bertman]

64. Just part of the new pattern of promoting those who are the worst offenders.

Remember what happened to the people in charge of Air Defense and Pentagon Security on 9-11? The people who failed so miserably at their jobs.

Nothing. Some even got promotions.

A disgusting appointment that should be vacated immediately.

REC.

[donheld]

65. So do i

[defendandprotect]

66. McCrystal should be removed ---

and probably put in prison!!

[indimuse]

71. I want to throw them ALL OUT!

Time for a REAL *change*!

[SusanaMontana41]

73. To paraphrase Spencer Tracy in "Inherit the Wind": Break him.

Make him a private. I have no serious objection to the exalted position of Private McChrystal.