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General McChrystal and the Elusive Commander and Chief

Wednesday, 30. September 2009, 05:50:16

Chip Bok, Editorial Cartoon, Afghanistan, News. Priorities, Barack Obama, U.S. Forces, NATO Forces, Stanley McChrystal

A Chip Bok Cartoon

President Obama has been all over TV making his case for his universal health care bill. He was the sole guest on the David Letterman Show. He is now headed to Copenhagen to present to lobby for Chicago hosting the Olympics. But he has not found time as commander and chief to consult with General Stanley McChrystal, his commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Gen. McChrystal has asked (by hand delivery) for more troops to be sent to Afghanistan, but Pres. Obama is pretty much elusive to the General on Afghanistan.

It was revealed on the 60 Minutes TV program that Gen. McChrystal has only talked to the President once in 70 days and that was when the General told him, that we where in danger of losing in Afghanistan. After hearing that, Pres. Obama hasn't talked to the General! President George W. Bush spoke with his then-top Iraq commander, Gen. David Petraeus, on a regular basis. Read more here.

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Comments

Linda # 30. September 2009, 02:54

Sounds like he is going to lose us the war by ignoring it, doesn't it?

Brian # 30. September 2009, 14:04

I think the general should just find out the next talk show Obama is on, and be there waiting for him. That is after Obama gets back from Copenhagen to push for the corruption that will surely be the Chicago Olympics.