McChrystal fired.

[kandrathe]

Pete made a very important point: the general had a star, hell, he had four, and if he didn't grok how words and politics play into his assignment, then he had no business being in that assignment.

But...

General has got to be the hardest job in the world then. First, you need to be a good soldier, then leader, then tactician, then strategist, then psychologist, then logician, then nation builder, then politician, then PR specialist, etc. Then, when you exemplify all this talent, and you and/or your staff allegedly let's their guard down "off the record", whack, you're done. How many of the Whitehouse staff, or our Congress are that squeaky clean?

But, you are correct in as much as I would have told the Rolling Stone guy to stay away, and my staff to avoid all contact, and say nothing. It seems that we have a higher standard for "General" than we do for CIC, or VP, though.