One small detail of OBL's demise that's drifted thru the noise over the last coupla days is that JSOC (Joint Special Ops Command - the outfit that pulled off the raid in Abbottabad) was Stanley McCrystal's baby. Also, McCrystal was a major player in making the deal with Pakistan that included the "Hot Pursuit Clause" that made it all legal to invade Pakistan in our attempt to hammer OBL.
People under McCrystal's command were openly hostile to their CinC and others in Obama's admin (as reported via Rolling Stone Magazine earlier this year). That's called insubordination, and it just can't be tolerated. Our system requires keeping the military subordinate to civilian authority because we know it can be extremely dangerous to allow even the best general officers to build any public constituency that runs counter to that civilian authority while still in uniform. So I won't cry for poor ol' Stanley because I think firing him was exactly the right thing to do, but I think we can acknowledge the guy for having made an important contribution. Way to go, Stan. Thanks - and enjoy your retirement.
All the dark facts are not yet in on ole Stan McCrystal's total dealings. Can't forget how he tried to stuff Pat Tillman and his whole family down a hide-y hole.
ReplyDeleteGood point, but when a blind hog roots up an acorn, I think we can say, "that'll do, pig".
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