McChrystal/ MacArthur
I find Gates to be, of all Admin officials, the most candid and least gaffe-prone. So I have to wonder why he said "the military will fall in line" behind Obama's decision, whatever it will be.
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I think he is simply pointing out that the military will do their duty and their duty is to fall in line with the CIC.
October 5, 2009 7:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes, I agree, but it shouldn't have to be said.
I think that during the Watergate scandal there was some fear of the civilian chain of command breaking. Can we be in the midst of such a crisis now?
October 5, 2009 9:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
Nope . . .
The military's stranglehold on the civilian chain of command is being broken... And their attention is being directed to give their input discreetly and then take the orders instead of giving them.
Here ... go read this and the entire thread"
Is Petraeus Nuts Enough to Lead the Party of Nuts???
I notice Oleeb had left a short comment there and hasn't returned to read the rest of the thread.
~OGD~
October 6, 2009 11:53 AM | Reply | Permalink
I suppose that Petraeus is the best the Republicans have to offer at this point. He is a moderate Republican, probably to the right of Snowe and the left of everyone else in that wretched party.
I still have to wonder why Gates had to say what he said. I think it betrays, if not disruptions in the chain of command, then terrible confusion about what is going on in Afghanistan. But we knew that already...
October 6, 2009 7:52 PM | Reply | Permalink