Quotation for Today, Sunday 4 July
At 55, he is gaunt and lean, not unlike an older version of Christian Bale in Rescue Dawn. His slate-blue eyes have the unsettling ability to drill down when they lock on you. If you’ve fucked up or disappointed him, they can destroy your soul without the need for him to raise his voice.
Michael Hastings describing Gen McChrystal in the now infamous Rolling Stone article.
Having read the article Adam is left with the view that McChrystal knew exactly what he was doing.
Why, is perhaps the question that people should be asking. Note as well that McChrystal was enforcing tighter fire discipline on US troops, which rankled with many.
Perhaps this phrase from the article’s leadin says it all:-
Stanley McChrystal, Obama’s top commander in Afghanistan, has seized control of the war by never taking his eye off the real enemy: The wimps in the White House
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