Where's Dick?
(Blog Post)
We're in the midst of the biggest political crisis in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban government in 2001. Pakistan has launched a major offensive into the South Waziristan tribal area, a move that was preceded by a string of murderous terrorist attacks against Pakistani security forces. U.S.-Pakistani relations almost went thermonuclear over a U.S. aid bill that Pakistani military saw as a hammer against it.
Where then is Richard C. ...
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most commanding generals test how far they can push the old man, McArthur and Westmoreland found out that pushing can lead to firing. I hope the same is true for McChrystal.