On New York magazine's Daily Intel blog, Dan Amira provides a valuable summary of commentary on the future of the top American commander in Afghanistan, from a diversity of columnists, bloggers, pundits and prognosticators.
I'll crib a few highlights from Amira, hoping you'll read the rest of his post at nymag.com.
James Fallows, of The Atlantic: "If the facts are as they appear...with no contention that the quotes were invented or misconstrued, then Obama owes it to past and future presidents to draw the line and say: this is not tolerable. You must go."
Craig Crawford, of CQ Politics: "...make him grovel a bit, but keep him on task."
Byron York, of the Washington Examiner: "Obama is in a bind with McChrystal. There’s no doubt Obama would be fully justified in firing his top general. But at the same time Obama has committed himself to a rigid timeline for withdrawal from Afghanistan. Changing commanders could complicate that enormously. Right now, because of his own policy decisions, the president has no good choice."
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