It's a demotion of sorts isn't it? On Wed, 2010-06-23 at 23:49 +0100, Bruce Sorge wrote: > There is a succession of command and under normal circumstances there would > be someone to temporarily replace McCrystal. However, these are unusual > circumstances. McCrystals staff were mainly the ones who were doing the shit > talking (and by that I mean they were conveying some of the things he was > saying, so one could logically assume that McCrystals second in command may > be looking for another job as well. Petraus is a competent leader, and has > has a competent commander in Iraq, so he can easily manage the war in > Afghanistan. Also, Petraus is the CENTCOM commander which means he was > McCrystals boss as well as the boss of the ground commander in Iraq, so I am > sure that he is well versed in the diferences and requirements of both wars. > > > > On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Jacob <ja...@excaliburfilms.com> wrote: > > > > > Cool.. so ONE general in charge of TWO wars? Each war with different > > agendas, strategies, and needs? > > > > No contingency plans in case one of the generals died, left, retired, or > > resigned... > > > > Brilliant. > > > > > > > > >
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