President Obama kisses General McChrystal on both cheeks, and the General departs for his boat ride on the lake. The President now truly owns this war.Which is a good thing, I'm thinking. Here's to winning it - not in terms of a classic victory, which was never a likely endstate, but in terms of achieving the objectives of a semi-stable state in Afghanistan.I admit, dual-hatting General Petraeus is an interesting choice. As in the chinese curse usage of "May you live in interesting times." Rob Neppell has more on that topic.On a gut feel, I think Petraeus got picked because he's perceived as...
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Jun 23 2010, 12:45 PM
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