If I were President and an underling did the things he did, he would be in my office, on the carpet, and lucky to leave with any rank at all. You simply can't have men, who should know better, shooting off their mouths just because they disagree with some policy. You expect more out of Generals, especially ones whose command is on that level.

It's easy for us to sit here and second guess the decisions our elected officials make, but none of us are privy to the global pressures they are under or the politics they have to play to keep us one step ahead of our foes.

McChrystal was a loose cannon and had to go, via quitting or being fired.

Don