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Galston Vs. Cohen: Was McChrystal Right to Go Public?
tnr.com - 10/12/2009
Galston Vs. Cohen: Was McChrystal Right to Go Public?
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I’m grateful to Michael Cohen for challenging my views on General McChrystal , because it invites me--indeed, compels me--to say more about how I reached my conclusion . Let’s begin with some propositions about which I suspect there’s little disagreement: Entering or ...
democracyarsenal.org - 10/7/2009
McChrystal is NOT Shinseki
— democracyarsenal.org — I have a great deal of respect for Bill Galston, but I'm a bit befuddled by his... comments yesterday in the New Republic about General Stanley McChrystal's recent public announcements on Afghanistan policy. Even in the face of public rebukes from ... (more) McChrystal is NOT Shinseki

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commonsensewonder.blogspot.com - 10/6/2009
Defending McChrystal
— commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — There have been quite a few op-eds that have come out saying that McChrystal should just "shut... up and salute" and not make his opinions public, especially when it embarrasses Obama. It seems to me that the people who write this have no concept of the fact that American lives are at stake here. ... (more) Defending McChrystal

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Richard Cohen: Is Obama Man Enough to Win in Afghanistan?
firedoglake.com - 10/6/2009
Richard Cohen: Is Obama Man Enough to Win in Afghanistan?
— firedoglake.com — I realize America's Concern Troll is usually Attaturk's beat , but Richard Cohen's column today is truly... a masterpiece of neo-con stupid. This is the president we now have: He inspires lots of affection but not a lot of awe. It is the latter, ... (more) Richard Cohen: Is Obama Man Enough to Win in Afghanistan?

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The McChrystal Debate, Round 3
democracyarsenal.org — Bill Galston has responded to my post on the civil-military implications of General Stanley McChrystal’s recent public announcements on Afghan policy – and I will say that we have some genuine areas of agreement. For example, Bill is absolutely right that entering expanding a war is perhaps the gravest decision a policymaker can make and it merits a robust and open public debate. And unlike many on the left – and seemingly all Democrats in Congress – Bill and I share the view that General McChrystal should testify on Capitol Hill. Members of Congress, as a ...

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