Con Coughlin-I confidently predict Obama will sack General Stanley McChrystal

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By Con Coughlin World Last updated: June 22nd, 2010

Oh dear, I fear General Stanley McChrystal will be making a one-day trip to Washington after U.S. President Barack Obama summoned him to Washington to explain his less-than-flattering remarks about the Obama administration that are due to appear in this week’s edition of Rolling Stone magazine.

In the interview Gen McChrystal, the Spartan commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan who survives on one meal and four hours sleep a day (he also jogs eight miles), says he felt “betrayed” by Karl Eikenberry, the U.S. Ambassador to Kabul, while his senior aides were openly disparaging about Mr Obama and his senior White House officials.

Gen McChrystal has already apologised for the remarks, but that has not saved him from Mr Obama’s rage. There are still many misguided souls in this world who still believe that the American president is fundamentally a nice guy, who doesn’t get involved in petty political in-fighting.

Well, they are about to have a rude awakening. You don’t get to be elected President of the United States simply for a being a nice guy. You need to be a ruthless, political opportunist, and Mr Obama has these qualities in abundance, as Gen McChrystal is about to discover first hand.


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[Cleita]

1. I think he should sack all those generals who rose in the Pentagon during

the Bush administration replacing brass from the Clinton administration. Then he can start out with some new ones who aren't corrupt, Xe loving Republicans.

[Hawkowl]

2. Mandatory!

I believe this MUST happen if Obama ever hopes to get a grip on his military policy. He needs to hand pick his officers for competence not for their political/religious affiliations like Shrub did.

[Cleita]

3. I'm sure among the field commanders that are on the ground today, he

can find those who fit your criteria who can be promoted and who have first hand experience in both wars. I think the Rumsfeld/Bush picks should be retired.