On 6/27/2010 5:33 AM, Wes wrote:
"Bill wrote:



"Don wrote in message
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On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:53:20 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

Leadership requires that the leader earn and deserve the trust of
his subordinates. It is initially assumed that an officer deserves
trust, but over time as a unit is forged into a functional combat team
the defacto trust must be replaced by earned trust. Part of
earning that trust is demonstrating clearly that he will not tolerate
any behavior from any subordinate that might compromise the integrity
or performance of the team, unit or command, and that he can and wil
make that stick.


Don - you are wasting your time - the Obama haters will carp and whine no
matter what he does, even when it is the only choice, or a good choice.
Trying to explain why this particular action was required will be like
teaching a pig to sing - it won't work, and it will annoy the pig. This
country is descending into a pit of pure hatred where right thinking people
will be universally reviled because they don't wear the right suspenders, or
claim the right party allegiance.


Bill,

I don't care for Obama but I support the retiring of McChrystal. The guy was let down by
his staff that he was responsible for. There may be issues that this was off the record
background stuff that was used improperly but the bottom line is in the military, you do
not disrespect the President and Vice President.


Unless you're an arrogant, cocky, right winger. Then those rules don't
apply to your and your boys unless the pres and vice pres are
republicans. If they are Democrats right wing military types don't think
they have to show the same respect for the president they do when a
republican is in office. At least the commander now knows better. The
question is have his subbordinates learned to keep their pie holes shut.


Hawke