Jennicut
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:28 PM
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Joe Klein on CNN with Rick Sanchez, says he has a source that McChrystal has offered to resign. |
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Nothing confirmed yet. I imagine the guessing games will be like this until the WH talks.
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:31 PM
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1. More and more "experts" are saying he really has no other choice, and Obama |
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has no choice than to accept it.
Just read a clip that McChrystal has fired one of his aides as a result of this.
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:33 PM
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The aide is saying he resigned, but insiders are saying he was fired.
Resigned sounds a lot better than fired.
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:45 PM
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13. So often it's the same thing - I'll fire you but we can say you resigned -so who knows? nt |
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:36 PM
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9. You always accept a resignation. |
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I think McChrystal is gone tomorrow, but one never knows...
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:55 PM
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General Grant offered to resign but Lincoln turned him down.
And the rest, as they say, is history.
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Tue Jun-22-10 08:55 PM
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20. I don't think Patton offered to resign. Truman fired him anyway. |
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:32 PM
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He has to go.
And not only because of the Rolling Stone article. He should have been court-martialed after the Tillman scandal.
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:38 PM
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10. No family should have to go through what the Tillman family did. |
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It's horrible to lose a son at war, then to find out the events surrounding his death were part of a cover up. Yes, McChrystal should have been dealt with then, but Idiot Drunk didn't really care about the troops.
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:52 PM
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14. I can't imagine the emotional turmoil it caused the Tillmans |
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First feeling cheated by losing a son who had told them he didn't support the war any longer, then feeling proud to have lost a son who served his country, then having all those feelings shattered because of a transcripted lie by the very government who sent their son to war.
I personally would have done everything I could to destroy Bush, even if it meant violence.
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Tue Jun-22-10 04:37 PM
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19. He should be court-martialed for undermining the President! |
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President O should reject McCrhystal's resignation and cout-martial him instead. Then, after he's convicted of the court-martial offense (and make no mistake, he would be convicted) he should be fired!
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:32 PM
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3. Bah-bye you POS! I think the Tilman family would agree. nt |
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:33 PM
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6. Tillman's mother tried to get Obama to drop McChrystal |
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But she received no response from the administration.
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:39 PM
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12. No doubt they will support his firing/resignation. nt |
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:53 PM
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15. I've been looking for any comments from the Tillmans |
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:33 PM
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then I get teabagger show on Fox.
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:34 PM
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7. I hope he gets a Faux gig |
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It will destroy any chance he has of running for president.
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:35 PM
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something along those lines anyway. Maybe he'll just give a few keynote speeches...
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Tue Jun-22-10 03:38 PM
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And take your grade school bullying with you.
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Tue Jun-22-10 04:01 PM
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17. Good. That's what should do |
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I haven't read the entire article, but I did finally read some quotes from it: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/22/mcchrystal-rolling-stone_n_620795.html#s103734It was worse than I thought it was. This guy and his entire staff have to go.
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Tue Jun-22-10 04:18 PM
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18. How long until Fox nonews |
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