The Second Coming

President Obama said he would get us out of Iraq; and yet we are still there. He said he would close Gitmo, and yet he hasn't. He said he would take the fight to Afghanistan, and capture Bin Laden, yet the mission there is unclear, and Bin Laden still at large. Why? To win a war, you must become war.You must fight to win, and that means destroying the enemy, scorched earth policy, forcing the surrender. General McChrystal understands this and also knows that the Commander in Chief was unwilling to give him the troops he needed , unwilling to take the fight to the enemy, unwilling to win. The result? The complete meltdown of General McChrystal ; a man who voted for Obama , banned Fox News from his barracks, and helped cover up the friendly fire death of Pat Tillman. This is a man who , in addition to being a military leader, is also a devout liberal, and a firm believer in the "Hope and Change" of Barack Obama. Faced with the disappointing reality of the Obama Presidency, he chose to snipe at the administration through Rolling Stone Magazine. Why? Why not confront  Obama directly, as other Generals have done with other Presidents.  The reason is misgfuided loyalty. McChrystal is loyal to President Obama. He should be loyal to the American people, since that's who he's fighting for.  Generals Patton and McArthur were also dismissed by the President for insubordination. , but both men confronted their Presidents directly with their disagreements, and forced the hand of their commander in chief. Both Patton and Mc Arthur understood what was best for the security of the American people, the ones they swore allegiance to. But McChrystal, having misplaced allegiance to a man, instead of a country, could only snipe indirectly , comitting a blatant breach of military protocol. Under General Patraeus , the architect of the surge in Iraq, this will not happen . He will do what is necessary to win and obey orders from the commander in chief. Until those orders begin to cost him victory and the lives of his soldiers , that is. Patraeus understands war, and understands the nature of his President . Obama also understands that he now has no choice . Failing at home in every domestic policy he has instituted, he now must place his legacy on the war front, if he is to be sucessful. He must give General Patraeus free reign to do his job.He must give Patraeus what he wants, and when he wants it, and then simply get out of his way . Because, one way of another, General Patraeus will have his way, and an assured victory to boot.