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McChrystal & the media

Posted by B. Daniel Blatt at 1:22 pm - June 24, 2010.
Filed under: Bush-hatred,Media Bias,Random Thoughts,War On Terror

In the aftermath of the president’s decision to oust General Stanley McChyrstal as Commander in Afghanistan and replace him with David Petraeus, he has received praise in the media — and even kudos from conservatives.

Had Obama’s predecessor similarly replaced a military commander, I dare say we would have seen a different reaction.

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5 Comments

  1. Really, you’re asking for consistency from the left, Really!

    Comment by HCN — June 24, 2010 @ 1:27 pm - June 24, 2010

  2. Well the media seemed happy when Bush finally replaced Rumsfeld as defense secretary, so its debatable.

    Comment by darkeyedresolve — June 24, 2010 @ 1:40 pm - June 24, 2010

  3. Funny, back in 2007 when Petraeus was reporting on The Surge, the Democrats and the media hated him. Now, he’s their hero. It would be interesting to go back and see what our trolls were saying about Petraeus in 2007.

    Comment by V the K — June 24, 2010 @ 2:04 pm - June 24, 2010

  4. This is my take. McCrystal (D)was Obamas hand picked guy for the war in Afghanistan. Pertius is our nations current military hero having successfully brought the war in Iraq to a close. While some like Biden (D) wanted to split Iraq into four religious parts, and Obama (D) and Reid (D) thought the Iraqi war “was lost” . Petrius (R)and Bush (R)stuck with the surge.
    Now Obama in a pickle had to fire his General McCrystal (D)for insubordination. He has had to beg The Bush General to pull his stones out of the fire. I wish him God s Speed. For the sake of our fighting men and women, if we don’t have a competent commander in chief at least we can have a competent theatre commander.

    Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — June 24, 2010 @ 3:18 pm - June 24, 2010

  5. The liberal media is turning on our young President….
    http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/24/how-much-confidence-do-you-have-in-pres-obama/#comment-1295988

    Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — June 24, 2010 @ 5:18 pm - June 24, 2010

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