Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Army (retired), had a really tough time after he was pushed out of the workforce. Would you like to hear about it? He would like to tell you about it. Welcome to LinkedIn's Career Curveball® confessionals!
Michael Hastings' book on the Afghanistan war, The Operators, is set to be made into a movie, and Brad Pitt is reportedly being tapped to play Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the Bud Light Lime-swilling war architect who lost his job thanks to Hastings' unflattering profile.
Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Thursday, shit-canned former head of the United States Army, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, said that the war in Afghanistan is a botched operation:
Recently deposed Afghanistan commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal is reportedly making $60,000 per speech now.
Journalist Michael Hastings—whose article led to Gen. Stanley McChrystal's firing—was denied a Afghanistan embed spot. Why? The Pentagon thought he wouldn't "abide by the ground rules," which are "make fun of Joe Biden" and "bring Bud Lite Lime."
General Stanley McChrystal, who headed the war in Afghanistan until disparaging comments about his bosses came to light in an article last week, will retire. Let's pitch in and get him a Rolling Stone subscription as a going-away gift! [Reuters]
Silly David Brooks. In his Times column today, Brooks condemns Rolling Stone reporter Michael Hastings for being so childish as to print illuminating, on-the-record words from Stanley McChrystal and his aides. Why can't Hastings be as cautious as David Brooks?
Here's a clip of Barack Obama, flanked by new Afghanistan commander David Petraeus and Vice President Joe "Bite Me" Biden, announcing the change from General Stanley McChrystal, a meanie. As always, be sure to gauge whether Obama "looks angry" enough.
NBC News reports that President Obama has "relieved" Gen. Stanley McChrystal of his command in Afghanistan. Lucky. He can play golf, drink Bud Light Lime, not be in Afghanistan, etc. And the AP hears that David Petraeus will replace him.
Barack Obama will speak from the Rose Garden at 1:30, perhaps about Stanley McChrystal's fate.
Stanley McChrystal left his secret meeting with Barack Obama today after about 20 minutes, and no one will tell us what happened yet! How rude. McChrystal, however, did leave the White House before a scheduled 11:35 Afghanistan war council meeting.
Tonight on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart opened with two different segments related to topics currently in the news—the controversy over General Stanley McChrystal's Rolling Stone profile, and the one over President Obama's frequent golf outings. Videos inside.
Time's Joe Klein tells CNN that Stanley McChrystal has submitted his resignation, to the president! CNN has yet to confirm this, but wouldn't you trust Joe Klein with your life? Update: Video of Obama commenting on McChrystal, after the jump.
Will Barack Obama fire Stanley McChrystal after the general talked shit about everyone to Rolling Stone? Press secretary Robert Gibbs was pretty mum about this in today's briefing! Obama is "angry," though. Isn't that all people really want to hear?
Rolling Stone has published its big Stanley McChrystal "insubordination" piece online now, and he just trashes Barack Obama throughout the whole thing! Well, not really. There's a bigger thing getting trashed here called "the War in Afghanistan."
