McChrystal's Frank Talk On Afghanistan -- CBS News (60 Minutes)
General Tells 60 Minutes U.S. Needs to "Deprogram" Bad Habits And Change How The War Is Fought
President Obama is rethinking his entire strategy in Afghanistan after the new commander there stunned the White House with a warning the war could be lost if he doesn't get more troops in the next 12 months. General Stanley McChrystal is up against an enemy that holds the initiative, and he's working with an Afghan government shot through with corruption.
Even with more troops, he warns, there has to be "a dramatic change in how we operate." That stark assessment comes from a man who is perhaps this country's most battle-hardened general and, according to those who have served with him, a one-of-a-kind commander.
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My Comment: And he is now gone, proving the point that every man/women in a uniform is dispensable regardless of rank.