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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-10 08:09 PM
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22. And possibly humiliate him.
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  -Keith has a special commentary malaise  Jun-22-10 07:47 PM   #0 
  - Thanks for the heads up.  mmonk   Jun-22-10 07:51 PM   #1 
  - Oh, thanks for the heads up!  Lone_Star_Dem   Jun-22-10 07:53 PM   #2 
  - He's reading off the list of generals Dimson fired for disagreeing  muntrv   Jun-22-10 07:56 PM   #3 
  - Interesting perspective  malaise   Jun-22-10 07:59 PM   #6 
  - McChrystal did not merely disagree. He was openly dismissive of members of the administration.  TwilightGardener   Jun-22-10 08:26 PM   #32 
  - Oh lord Keith  Uzybone   Jun-22-10 07:56 PM   #4 
  - I'm listening  WeDidIt   Jun-22-10 07:57 PM   #5 
  - I trust that the smartest thing Obama can do is precisely what he  JDPriestly   Jun-23-10 02:41 AM   #48 
     - He has a lot of options  WeDidIt   Jun-23-10 07:17 AM   #51 
  - He's making a great case for keeping McCrystal. Would shut the  babylonsister   Jun-22-10 07:59 PM   #7 
  - +100...  HipChick   Jun-22-10 07:59 PM   #9 
  - All true  malaise   Jun-22-10 08:00 PM   #10 
  - But he would be on tenterhooks, knowing his every move was  babylonsister   Jun-22-10 08:01 PM   #13 
     - i doubt it, he will receive the MSG that he can get away with it  ShamelessHussy   Jun-22-10 08:05 PM   #18 
     - You don't have a clue. Do tell me what exactly he's gotten away  babylonsister   Jun-22-10 08:11 PM   #23 
        - IF, he is not removed, he will have gotten away with insubordination, and sowing doubt  ShamelessHussy   Jun-22-10 08:16 PM   #24 
           - I'm in favor of keeping him corralled, but obviously will defer  babylonsister   Jun-22-10 08:21 PM   #28 
              - I agree with Jonathan Alter  malaise   Jun-22-10 09:18 PM   #43 
                 - I like that! Can you imagine dimson ever saying that? nt  babylonsister   Jun-22-10 09:36 PM   #47 
     - tenterhooks  tabasco   Jun-22-10 08:44 PM   #40 
        - Bless you...  babylonsister   Jun-22-10 09:00 PM   #42 
  - It would also shut down his future political ambitions  rocktivity   Jun-22-10 08:02 PM   #14 
     - Good points! nt  babylonsister   Jun-22-10 08:04 PM   #17 
     - And possibly humiliate him.  mmonk   Jun-22-10 08:09 PM   #22 
     - He should be demoted.  bluethruandthru   Jun-22-10 08:27 PM   #33 
        - Now there's a solution. Demote him and have him pushing  babylonsister   Jun-22-10 08:30 PM   #34 
           - If he retires after being demoted, maybe that will screw with his benefits? n/t  bluethruandthru   Jun-22-10 08:32 PM   #35 
  - Interesting take, he wants Obama to make him his bitch.  Fuzz   Jun-22-10 07:59 PM   #8 
  - I understand what he's saying but McCrystal needs to be canned.  neverforget   Jun-22-10 08:00 PM   #11 
  - he needs to go, or Obama will never be respected by those he needs to be respected by most  ShamelessHussy   Jun-22-10 08:03 PM   #15 
     - +1000  Uzybone   Jun-22-10 08:07 PM   #20 
  - Another gem.  mmonk   Jun-22-10 08:01 PM   #12 
  - If it can be determined that he's not insane, go for it.  tridim   Jun-22-10 08:03 PM   #16 
  - Brilliant commentary!  Kind of Blue   Jun-22-10 08:06 PM   #19 
  - Bust him to private.  Scuba   Jun-22-10 08:09 PM   #21 
  - McChrystal needs to be fired...  Imajika   Jun-22-10 08:16 PM   #25 
  - We need to bring all the troops home now!  IndianaGreen   Jun-22-10 08:18 PM   #26 
     - I'm afraid your probably right...  Imajika   Jun-22-10 08:40 PM   #38 
     - +1,000  malaise   Jun-22-10 09:21 PM   #46 
  - Interesting idea. Pres. Obama could lock McChrystal's balls in the top drawer of his desk.  Liberal In Texas   Jun-22-10 08:20 PM   #27 
  - Exactly, and that does have a great appeal. nt  babylonsister   Jun-22-10 08:21 PM   #31 
     - I suspect that that option isn't viable. They dissed the gov't of Afghan.  Liberal In Texas   Jun-22-10 08:39 PM   #37 
        - That would make sense, except I've read Karzai supports McCrystal.  babylonsister   Jun-22-10 09:20 PM   #44 
  - Not watching, but no one can make a case compelling enough to  TwilightGardener   Jun-22-10 08:21 PM   #29 
  - Yawn  treestar   Jun-22-10 08:21 PM   #30 
  - long day?  stray cat   Jun-22-10 09:21 PM   #45 
  - I was surprised that he wanted Obama to make him stay. Interesting take, not sure  jenmito   Jun-22-10 08:36 PM   #36 
  - Keith really turned my thoughts inside out. I kinda agree now.  jillan   Jun-22-10 08:40 PM   #39 
     - Have to listen again; very interesting.  elleng   Jun-22-10 08:44 PM   #41 
  - Better idea: bust McCrystal to private THEN fire him, along with all his aides.  Swamp Rat   Jun-23-10 02:59 AM   #49 
  - The only problem with Keith's idea is the talking point that would ensue  Vinca   Jun-23-10 06:12 AM   #50 
  - I thought he made some good points.  Sparkly   Jun-23-10 08:26 AM   #52 
     - We lost power last night from a thunderstorm, so I missed the commentary  deutsey   Jun-23-10 08:39 AM   #53 
 

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