Comments on: Simmer down

By: Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:56:24 +0000

It’s also clear to me in re-reading the article that I erred in describing his second “bad” quote as waving away a question from the VP. McChrystal was pretending to wave away a question from someone at the Paris dinner party, about his previous strategy differences with the VP.

Something like Trudeau feigning innocence with “Where’s Biafra?”

Trying to skate out of answering a political question, not a “Joe Who?” moment.

By: Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:48:05 +0000

By about a year, yes. Not an apples-to-apples comparison exactly, there were also other guys ushered out early because of differences with the SecDef.

By: Ben (The Tiger)

Ben (The Tiger) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:41:53 +0000

I remember Shinseki, sure.

I also remember that he was retired early.