Obama Moves To Dark Side With Choice Of Gen McChrystal

Newsweek did run a brief article on McChrystal in June 2006 and gave evidence of America's gradual move toward the dark side ~ " Rumsfeld is especially enamored of McChrystal's "direct action" forces or so-called SMUs ~ Special Mission Units ~ whose job is to kill or capture bad guys, say Pentagon sources who would speak about Special Ops only if they were not identified. But critics say the Pentagon is short-shrifting the "hearts and minds" side of Special Operations that is critical to counterinsurgency ~ like training foreign armies and engaging with locals." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13392189/site/newsweek/print/1/displaymode/1098/

And don't forget that in April 2004, General McChrystal ( who reported directly to Dick Cheney ) approved paperwork awarding Pat Tillman a Silver Star after he was killed by enemy fire ~ even though he suspected the Ranger had died by fratricide, according to Pentagon testimony later obtained by AP. The testimony showed that McChrystal sent a memo to top generals imploring “our nation’s leaders,” specifically the president, to avoid removing the “devastating enemy fire” explanation from the award citation for their speeches. In 2007, the Army overruled a Pentagon recommendation that McChrystal be held accountable for his “misleading” actions.