Gen. Stanley McChrystal

saden1 · 06-22-2010, 12:55 PM

He's keeping it real, should be interesting to see whether Obama keeps it real too and fire the general and his entire staff. I do understand McChrystal's frustration though, he has been given a task can't possibly complete.

If poor judgement is grounds for dismissal, call in Donald Trump.

Trample the Elderly · 06-22-2010, 01:06 PM

He should have resigned before he bad mouthed the Administration. Everyone knows the war is lost though.

GhettoDogAllStars · 06-22-2010, 01:18 PM

Yeah, I thought he was keeping it real, until I read this:
"He prefers Bud Light Lime (his favorite beer)..."

Badass Generals should drink Whiskey.

GMScud · 06-22-2010, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

Yeah, I thought he was keeping it real, until I read this:
"He prefers Bud Light Lime (his favorite beer)..."

Badass Generals should drink Whiskey.

Haha for sure. I lol'd.

GMScud · 06-22-2010, 01:47 PM

I read several articles about this whole thing this morning. Honestly, it's alarming. Afghanistan is the now the longest war in our nation's history. To have a general of McChrystal's caliber calling out the administration... Sheesh.

A few of the articles I read spoke of what an excellent general he is, and how he's always been very respectful of others, particularly his superiors. I don't really know much about the man, but if that's true, that makes this whole thing even more troubling. Very unfortunate.

tryfuhl · 06-22-2010, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

Yeah, I thought he was keeping it real, until I read this:
"He prefers Bud Light Lime (his favorite beer)..."

Badass Generals should drink Whiskey.

yessir!

and even bigger badderasser Generals should drink Whisky! (well, not the canadian kind)

MTK · 06-22-2010, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

Yeah, I thought he was keeping it real, until I read this:
"He prefers Bud Light Lime (his favorite beer)..."

Badass Generals should drink Whiskey.

Damn, what a wuss

drew54 · 06-22-2010, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

Yeah, I thought he was keeping it real, until I read this:
"He prefers Bud Light Lime (his favorite beer)..."

Badass Generals should drink Whiskey.

What does Bud Light lime, Mopeds, and fat chicks have in common.

joethiesmanfan · 06-22-2010, 01:26 PM

Wow. What is the purpose of the Afghan war again? Oh, find bin Laden. Only one problem, he does not exist as a human being, he is an idea, a cultural phenomenom. Western civilization has too much hubris to understand this.

tryfuhl · 06-22-2010, 01:51 PM

Afghanistan would've been over had Bush not taken vacation during it

Honestly though it's hard to give either admin much credit on the situation. When someone inherits the "cleanup effort" it's hard to blame them more though. What makes me wonder is why neither admin really committed what they said it would take. Maybe they knew something that's just not coming to light for us common folk.

Trample the Elderly · 06-22-2010, 01:59 PM

How do you have a war on terrorism and an open border? The answer is (drum roll please) it's a big lie.

joethiesmanfan · 06-22-2010, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

How do you have a war on terrorism and an open border? The answer is (drum roll please) it's a big lie.

I agree

Trample the Elderly · 06-22-2010, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by joethiesmanfan

I agree

There is hope for you yet.

firstdown · 06-22-2010, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Afghanistan would've been over had Bush not taken vacation during it

Honestly though it's hard to give either admin much credit on the situation. When someone inherits the "cleanup effort" it's hard to blame them more though. What makes me wonder is why neither admin really committed what they said it would take. Maybe they knew something that's just not coming to light for us common folk.

Obama said he would pull out of Iraq and ramp up efforts in Afghanistan so this is no cleanup effort. He ran on that so Af. is his don't push this over on Bush. Again.

joethiesmanfan · 06-22-2010, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by firstdown

Obama said he would pull out of Iraq and ramp up efforts in Afghanistan so this is no cleanup effort. He ran on that so Af. is his don't push this over on Bush. Again.

Bush neglected Afghanistan, it is his. It is the real war he forgot. He lost Iraq (we paying the insurgents not to shoot) and Afghanistan. T - 6 months til the CNN pictures of Taliban shotting in the air in celbration. T - 3 months before somebody makea a Karzai kibob.

06-22-2010, 12:55 PM	#1
saden1 MVP Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 45 Posts: 10,069	Gen. Stanley McChrystal He's keeping it real, should be interesting to see whether Obama keeps it real too and fire the general and his entire staff. I do understand McChrystal's frustration though, he has been given a task can't possibly complete. If poor judgement is grounds for dismissal, call in Donald Trump. __________________ "The Redskins have always suffered from chronic organizational deformities under Snyder." -Jenkins

06-22-2010, 01:06 PM	#2
Trample the Elderly Playmaker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Three Chopt Virginia Age: 47 Posts: 2,906	Re: Gen. Stanley McChrystal He should have resigned before he bad mouthed the Administration. Everyone knows the war is lost though. __________________ A funny thing happened on the way to the temple. The moneychangers bought the priesthood.

06-22-2010, 01:18 PM	#3
GhettoDogAllStars Playmaker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver Age: 42 Posts: 2,762	Re: Gen. Stanley McChrystal Yeah, I thought he was keeping it real, until I read this: "He prefers Bud Light Lime (his favorite beer)..." Badass Generals should drink Whiskey. __________________ To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

06-22-2010, 01:47 PM	#5
GMScud Swearinger Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 12,626	Re: Gen. Stanley McChrystal I read several articles about this whole thing this morning. Honestly, it's alarming. Afghanistan is the now the longest war in our nation's history. To have a general of McChrystal's caliber calling out the administration... Sheesh. A few of the articles I read spoke of what an excellent general he is, and how he's always been very respectful of others, particularly his superiors. I don't really know much about the man, but if that's true, that makes this whole thing even more troubling. Very unfortunate. __________________ Tardy

06-22-2010, 01:26 PM	#9
joethiesmanfan The Starter Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,163	Re: Gen. Stanley McChrystal Wow. What is the purpose of the Afghan war again? Oh, find bin Laden. Only one problem, he does not exist as a human being, he is an idea, a cultural phenomenom. Western civilization has too much hubris to understand this. __________________ BP Bush/Palin 2012

06-22-2010, 01:51 PM	#10
tryfuhl Gamebreaker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waldorf, MD Age: 41 Posts: 12,514	Re: Gen. Stanley McChrystal Afghanistan would've been over had Bush not taken vacation during it Honestly though it's hard to give either admin much credit on the situation. When someone inherits the "cleanup effort" it's hard to blame them more though. What makes me wonder is why neither admin really committed what they said it would take. Maybe they knew something that's just not coming to light for us common folk.

06-22-2010, 01:59 PM	#11
Trample the Elderly Playmaker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Three Chopt Virginia Age: 47 Posts: 2,906	Re: Gen. Stanley McChrystal How do you have a war on terrorism and an open border? The answer is (drum roll please) it's a big lie. __________________ A funny thing happened on the way to the temple. The moneychangers bought the priesthood.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal

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