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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 09:57 AM
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DEVELOPING: President Obama is expected to make remarks on Gen. McChrystal at 11:35 a.m.
Per tweet from Washington Post. http://twitter.com/WashingtonPost

So, we got about 40 minutes to guess what will happen. Apparently, there will be a meeting on Afghanistan at about 11:45. But Obama is speaking before then to the media. You guys draw your own conclusions.
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hlthe2b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 09:58 AM
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1. He's out...
Why else would he have left before the big meeting?
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Connie_Corleone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:01 AM
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2. He's gone. His aides are probably gone too or at least assigned somewhere else.
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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:04 AM
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3. he is toast
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activa8tr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:56 AM
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20. Love your toast, makes me hungry n'/t
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:05 AM
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4. Whatever else happens I bet Obama insisted that McC apologize to VP Biden
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:10 AM
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7. Actually, he apologized to VP Biden Monday night
Biden reportedly didn't have a clue what McChrystal was talking about as he was heading back home on Air Force 2 at the time and had not even heard of the article yet.
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:13 AM
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10. Thanks, I've been kind of out of the loop lately with my desktop on the fritz
Plus I've been spending more time reading books than watching the news shows.

This is good news.
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monmouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:10 AM
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8. McC called Biden first from Afghanistan to apologize....lol...n/t
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:13 AM
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11. Thanks, m, I'm glad to hear it!
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phleshdef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:06 AM
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5. I think he might get a promotion just for changing the narrative away from the oil gusher.
I keed.
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impik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:06 AM
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6. I think he's gone. This was a very short meeting.
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Fire1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:12 AM
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9. I think he's out as was his plan. n/t
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:14 AM
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12. If so, McChrystal is OUT since the meeting between all the big players was supposed to start @ 11:35
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frazzled Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:33 AM
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13. I believe the Nat'l Security meeting begins at 11:35; remarks after
It could be short--or it could be an hour or two. The main thing seems to be that McChrystal is not in attendance, after having flown 20 hours to get there. Looks like a sign to me.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:36 AM
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15. Stupid Wa Post!
President Obama will NOT be speaking on Gen. #McChrystal at 11:35 a.m. The White House says @AP's initial alert was inaccurate. Stay tuned.
http://twitter.com/WashingtonPost

But still no McChrystal.
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:34 AM
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14. I think that report is wrong. MSNBC just reported the MEETING will start at 11:35. But nobody
has reported seeing McChrystal going back to the WH to ATTEND that meeting (which he was supposed to do).
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:37 AM
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16. Yeah, Washington Post just updated that. But where IS McChrsytal?
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:39 AM
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17. Looks like he's not gonna BE there! He must be packing his things. n/t
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:52 AM
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19. MSNBC just said McChrystal has left the WH
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onpatrol98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-23-10 10:48 AM
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18. No respect for the president!
This guy clearly had no respect for the president. Possibly, not even for the office of the presidency. I wonder who else they'll be able to hand off this nightmare too. McChrystal may be glad he's gone. Now, he can run his mouth all day long...oh wait, he's still in uniform. NOT THAT - THAT EVER STOPPED HIM FROM TALKING BEFORE.

Good grief. Was it just a general lack of personal discipline? I thought it was his military strategy, we were pursuing, in the first place. Is it a bit of military elitism, realizing that the President has never served, but is in charge of the military? What was it that kept that man's mouth moving so freely...ego, insanity, what?

:shrug:
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