General McChrystal – Poor judgment?

General McChrystal may have exhibited poor judgment in connection with the article in Rolling Stone but President Obama may be guilty of the same in accepting his resignation. The Times Leader column today certainly mourned his loss.

The situation in Afghanistan is fragile and measured by casualties and deaths, both military & Civilian, political expediency and the need to show who is the Commander-in-Chief comes much lower on my agenda.

In March 2010 General McChrystal paid tribute to the work of the SAS’s ‘A’ Squadron and his appreciation of Special Unit involvement is unsurprising, given his own background. The understanding of tactics and appreciation for NATO forces is as important as his leadership and desire to win “hearts and minds”. If General Petraeus had not been there to take over this would have been very bad news indeed.