Iraqi's want US to stay awhile

[kandrathe]

I read about him as well. The allegations are that he made some rather anti-Islamic statements speaking to church congregations, and sometimes while in uniform. So, I'm not sure where the military stands on his rights of free speech.

In the US, my understanding is that as an active duty military person, any rights (even Constitutional) are secondary to military jurisdiction. So, in this case, his rights of free speech are determined by his superior officers. I doubt they would condemn him today for things he has said in his past (depending on how distant that was). If this snow balls into a political fiasco, then who knows, he may get booted from any position in the middle east. But, like Patton, military officers are not neccesarily promoted based on their skills in diplomacy. And, IMHO, they should be selected on how well they can lead an Army. Leave the political BS to the politicians.