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Q: does Petreaus give up his centcom job?
So far it is still fuzzy as to how is it possible that a Rolling Stone reporter can get that close and for 30+ days with McChrystal and his staff. I doubt that the General was so absorbed in his duties that he totally missed Rolling Stone in his company. Supposedly his PR man, Duncan Boothby, was the one who set it up and it was supposed to be far shorter duration.He was not put in a difficult position..he put himself in a difficult position by opening his big mouth.
If he was not fired then it would have send the wrong impression to the troops.The commander in chief is the President not any general. The troops and generals serve at the President's pleasure.
If you read the entire article, the only derogatory comment that could be directly attributed to McChrystal was the one about the VP Biden and it was not that 'derogatory'. The most egregious comments came from his staff, which McChrystal had no choice but to fashion into a sword, do the honorable thing and felled upon it via his resignation. McChrystal could be forgiven for being contemptuous of Aikenberry, the President's representative, but not for making fun of the VP, no matter how lightly. Biden is a joke, he knows it and there are already talks of him being replaced by Hillary Clinton in 2012. Not even two years into the administration and the man is being pushed into the street. How pathetic can a VP get?Hastings then traveled with McChrystal in Afghanistan for more time. What was supposed to be a two-day visit, turned into a month, in part due to disruptions of the volcano.
Hastings says McChrystal was very "candid" with him and knew their conversations were for reporting purposes. "Most of the time I had a tape recorder in his face or a notebook in my hand," he said.
So far it is still fuzzy as to how is it possible that a Rolling Stone reporter can get that close and for 30+ days with McChrystal and his staff. I doubt that the General was so absorbed in his duties that he totally missed Rolling Stone in his company. Supposedly his PR man, Duncan Boothby, was the one who set it up and it was supposed to be far shorter duration.
Road trip with Stan - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com
If you read the entire article, the only derogatory comment that could be directly attributed to McChrystal was the one about the VP Biden and it was not that 'derogatory'. The most egregious comments came from his staff, which McChrystal had no choice but to fashion into a sword, do the honorable thing and felled upon it via his resignation.
I have never been unfortunate enough in life to be the focus of a reporter, for whom there is no such thing as 'off the record'. A friend of mine was a reporter for the Tampa Tribune said so. The reporter will not disclose the names but if possible he will use these 'off the record' comments in other ways to convey a message. The problem here is that the more 'off the record' comments he collect from those gullible enough, from drinks or charms, the greater the latitude the reporter has in fashioning the narrative. For the famously anti-war Rolling Stone magazine, this reporter will want as many 'off the record' comments as he can. You think he really want to cultivate these men's long term warm fuzzies to start?It is also possible that the comments by McChrystal's staffers were off-the-record but were used by the reporter using anonymity.
Also, shouldn't the staff members be punished as well?
I have never been unfortunate enough in life to be the focus of a reporter, for whom there is no such thing as 'off the record'. A friend of mine was a reporter for the Tampa Tribune said so. The reporter will not disclose the names but if possible he will use these 'off the record' comments in other ways to convey a message. The problem here is that the more 'off the record' comments he collect from those gullible enough, from drinks or charms, the greater the latitude the reporter has in fashioning the narrative. For the famously anti-war Rolling Stone magazine, this reporter will want as many 'off the record' comments as he can. You think he really want to cultivate these men's long term warm fuzzies to start?
I do not think that McChrystal himself will punish these men but others may. Anyone who has served anytime in the military will know that behind closed doors, no figure of leadership is immune from raw criticisms. The sin here was to express those sentiments in front of a reporter, 'off the record' or not.