Gen. McKiernan fired, first to be dismissed from command since MacArthur

[Razgovory]

Removing someone because they "don't play well with his boss" is a political removal.

may be, but arguing that "removing someone because they "don't play well with his boss" is a political removal" is a political argument, so the word "political' in this context is kinda meaningless.  Everything is political.

I suppose we agree.

[saskganesh]

It is political.  War tends to be that way.  Better to toss one guy's career away then more dead soldiers.

If you could save soldiers lives by sacking the commander then the decision is not political.

I didn't like the way this was handled.

he was fired at dinner. always leaves a bad taste.

Good way to ensure that nobody accepts his dinner invitations anymore. 

oh, yeah. I imagine there's huge savings on serving desert.

[PDH]

Good riddance - McKiernan just ripped off Tolkien anyway.

[Faeelin]

To fight the Muslim we must understand the Muslim. We can ill afford another Klendathu.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Good riddance - McKiernan just ripped off Tolkien anyway.

No kidding.  I'm surprised that hack wasn't sued.

[Siege]

Good riddance - McKiernan just ripped off Tolkien anyway.

What do you mean?

[Valmy]

I guess I trust Petraeus' and Gates' judgement.  If this General needs to be fired so be it.

[Martinus]

It is political.  War tends to be that way.  Better to toss one guy's career away then more dead soldiers.

I have no idea what this means.  This decision was as "political" as the decision to replace Fletcher with Halsey as commander of the South Pacific command in WW2; which is to say no more political than any given decision (and you can define politics broadly enough to make pretty much anything political).  McKiernan is being replaced by McChrystal because McKiernan doesn't play well with his boss, Petraeus.  Why you think Petraeus's desire to have his own guy in the hottest seat in his command is "political" escapes me.

Removing someone because they "don't play well with his boss" is a political removal.

Uhm, no.

[Razgovory]

Uhm, no.

Now go and play.  We Westerners are talking.

[Siege]

Yes.

[dps]

I didn't like the way this was handled.

There's really no "good way" to handle firing someone.  Of course, some ways are worse than others.

[Hansmeister]

The last General who failed was promoted to Army Cief of Staff.  Good thing they cashiered this one.

Good thing Gaes doesn't let himself be intimidated by the uniform like most of his predecessors did.

[DGuller]

BTW, what happens when you get fired from a military job?  Do you get kicked out of the army, or do you get assigned elsewhere?

[Razgovory]

BTW, what happens when you get fired from a military job?  Do you get kicked out of the army, or do you get assigned elsewhere?

You write memoirs.

[Ed Anger]

Yes.

You aren't a westerner either.