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I'm not so sure this wasn't a plan with him opting to fall on his own sword to get word out to the American people about what's going on with the CiC. Gen McChrystal didn't get 4 stars from being a stupid man, nor did he get them for not thinking ahead regarding consequences of his actions.

That said, I think he was the wrong man to win the Afghan war. His ROE were far too restrictive and placed our men in too much danger. For example, one of his ROE states "Patrol only in areas where you are reasonably certain you will not have to defend yourselves with lethal force." Ordering a soldier to patrol only in areas where he's reasonably certain there will be no contact with the enemy is like ordering a cop to patrol only in areas where he's reasonably certain he will make no arrests. It cedes territory and initiative to the enemy.

Now that Petraeus is in charge I think we have a chance at winning this thing. Petraeus is the right man to get it done, in my opinion. I was happy to see that item #1 on his agenda is revising the ROE to make them less restrictive.