Of course, McCrystal was Obama's hand-picked guy. Senator Obama trashed Petraeus. (Remember the whole "General Betray Us" thing? No, Obama didn't say those w

Of course, McCrystal was Obama's hand-picked guy. Senator Obama trashed Petraeus. (Remember the whole "General Betray Us" thing? No, Obama didn't say those words, but his questioning did the equivalent.) The Bush-era cry was "Bush should listen to the generals (who agree with us)" while it's now "civilian leadership, damnit".