In ancient times, when soldiers faced defeat, they would fall on their swords rather than lose their honor. Unfortunately today LtGEN McChrystal fell on his sword for "bad judgment" in allowing his aides to criticize the President. I had hopes that the general, whom I esteem greatly, would stand by his principles to the end. Under pressure from the President and for reasons at which I can only speculate, he took the fall. This is one reason I would have never excelled in the military.
General McChrystal is not the first person to turn on national leaders. History will determine whether he was right. For example, if the British had quashed Washington's army, Benedict Arnold would have been held up as a hero. Instead, George Washington, who essentially did the same thing to King George III that McChrystal did to Barack Obama, is esteemed as a great American hero.
Some of my friends are vociferously opposed to McChrystal's comments. They have obviously not actually read the transcript or the rational for his remarks. What infuriates me most is that some of these are military wives whose husbands are or recently were engaged in combat operations. Of course, many of these same wives have complained about their husbands' service (as if it's a surprise- we're at war people!), so I shouldn't be surprised that they are anti-McChrystal.
Moreover, these people were critical openly about President Bush, and they don't think there was anything wrong with that. Apparently, there exists a double standard for them. This kind of attitude betrays that they are convinced, and when you are sure, it is likely that you are wrong. Of course, it was ok for them to criticize Bush, but if anyone, including the man tasked with protecting the life of their husband, son, brother, father, etc., does so and that criticism is of their political hero, then shame on that person.
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These people are the first to criticize others for not living up to their lofty morality. It's easy to adhere to your personal code if you don't have one at all. These people live with one of the worst double standards imaginable. Remember that it was perfectly ok for Berny Madoff to steal documents from the archives, for William Clinton to perform acts of lewdness with interns in the oval office, and for Timothy Geithner to cheat on his taxes, but heaven forbid you do anything wrong. So it's offensive to have a National ID Card or require Aliens to carry paperwork but it's acceptable for the Democrats to require us to carry a biometric card with our fingerprints on it for employment purposes? You oppress the legal citizen while you give the criminal resident a pass? Who in Falkirk do you think you are?
McChrystal and those who agree with him, and not Al Qaeda, are the enemy.
Be careful while you look for the mote in my eye not to gouge something out with the beam that is in your own.
General McChrystal is not the first person to turn on national leaders. History will determine whether he was right. For example, if the British had quashed Washington's army, Benedict Arnold would have been held up as a hero. Instead, George Washington, who essentially did the same thing to King George III that McChrystal did to Barack Obama, is esteemed as a great American hero.
Some of my friends are vociferously opposed to McChrystal's comments. They have obviously not actually read the transcript or the rational for his remarks. What infuriates me most is that some of these are military wives whose husbands are or recently were engaged in combat operations. Of course, many of these same wives have complained about their husbands' service (as if it's a surprise- we're at war people!), so I shouldn't be surprised that they are anti-McChrystal.
Moreover, these people were critical openly about President Bush, and they don't think there was anything wrong with that. Apparently, there exists a double standard for them. This kind of attitude betrays that they are convinced, and when you are sure, it is likely that you are wrong. Of course, it was ok for them to criticize Bush, but if anyone, including the man tasked with protecting the life of their husband, son, brother, father, etc., does so and that criticism is of their political hero, then shame on that person.
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These people are the first to criticize others for not living up to their lofty morality. It's easy to adhere to your personal code if you don't have one at all. These people live with one of the worst double standards imaginable. Remember that it was perfectly ok for Berny Madoff to steal documents from the archives, for William Clinton to perform acts of lewdness with interns in the oval office, and for Timothy Geithner to cheat on his taxes, but heaven forbid you do anything wrong. So it's offensive to have a National ID Card or require Aliens to carry paperwork but it's acceptable for the Democrats to require us to carry a biometric card with our fingerprints on it for employment purposes? You oppress the legal citizen while you give the criminal resident a pass? Who in Falkirk do you think you are?
McChrystal and those who agree with him, and not Al Qaeda, are the enemy.
Be careful while you look for the mote in my eye not to gouge something out with the beam that is in your own.
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