Obama Accepts McChrystal’s Resignation, Nominates Petraeus – DoD – 23 Jun 10
Statement by the President in the Rose Garden – White House – 23 Jun 10
Gates Issues Statement on McChrystal Profile – DoD – 22 Jun 10
McChrystal ousted, Petraeus takes over – ArmyTimes – 23 Jun 10
The Runaway General – Rolling Stone
The General and the Community Organizer by Paul Hollrah – 28 Jun 10
McChrystal says he’ll retire – ArmyTimes – 29 Jun 10
Petraeus says he will review Afghanistan rules of engagement – The Washington Times – 29 Jun 10
Senate unanimously confirms Petraeus – ArmyTimes – 30 Jun 10
Gen Petraeus’ Letter to the Troops [Unclassified] – DoD – 4 Jul 10
Gates Issues Memo to Leaders on Media Engagement – DoD – 6 Jul 10
Soldiers ‘handcuffed’: Afghan war rules under review – Seattle Times – 9 Jul 10
Britain’s top general in Afghanistan admits ‘courageous restraint’ must change – Telegraph – 11 Jul 10
General sees IED drop by year’s end – ArmyTimes – 12 Jul 10
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After some careful thought, I tend to lean towards the conclusions written by Paul Hollray, “The General and the Community Organizer.”
I’ve always felt that the strategy proposed by Obama and given to General McChrystal to implement would take at least 8-10 years. Yet Obama gave the General approximately 18-months from his appointment to command the troops in Afghanistan before an announced withdrawal date. That never made any sense to me!
Just pure speculation on my part, but I suspect the military is being setup for a fall like in Vietnam. Where a battle is not lost but victory never happens thanks to the decisions made on the civilian side of the equation. I hope I’m wrong!