2010 By Dave

From the capricious detractors who viewed him as General Betray Us to the ardent supporters, all senators on board voted in favor of confirming General David Petraeus to head up the war, excuse me, contingency action, in Afghanistan. How did the same guy move from betrayer of the country to a man who everyone hopes will save us?

The firing of a guy Obama never liked. Conveniently, General Stanley McChrystal may have simply fallen on his sword in frustration over the arduous ROE in the theater making way for Obama to take the Stan out of Afthanistan and to implement a somewhat masked reform of the rules of engagement and get something done in Afghanistan.