General McChrystal, Obama’s choice to run the War in
Afghanistan, described him as “uncomfortable and intimidated” by the military
men at their first meeting. That made McChrystal’s firing inevitable.
General McKiernan, the first commander of the war that
Obama fired, had embarrassed him by pressing for a decision on increasing troop
numbers. It was a decision Obama was unable to make. Just as he was unable to
make a final decision on Iraq, dragging out negotiations, and just as he is
unable to commit to the number of troops that will remain in Afghanistan after
2014.
McKiernan’s firing had been virtually unprecedented, but
would soon become routine. There were political aspects to some of the firings;
but they fit into a larger pattern of top commanders being prematurely removed. Obama was firing commanders for the same
reason that he was unable to make wartime decisions.
He had become infamous for dithering over every conflict,
demanding a countless stream of alternative plans, poring over everything,
postponing a decision, and then like a student diving into a report at the last
minute, making an abrupt and often disastrous final decision…..To Read More…..
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