ABC News Exclusive: Pat Tillman’s Mom Wants General Stanley McChrystal Removed From Chairing White House Initiative*

I agree with Mrs.Tillman, McChrystal is not the man for this position. I like others voted for Obama but not sure what my vote will be next time around.

I was a fan of Pat Tillman. McCrystal has proven he does not have enough smarts to be put in a command position. This article reinforces that opinion.

Just another example of the failure of Obama to lead this country. He just doesn’t get anything right. Obama needs to understand that we are not going to make the same mistake twice concerning the 2012 vote. America needs Nobama!

Any general who has been relieved for cause should NOT be put in charge of a commission on military families. This is just another example of Obama’s poor political judgement. I see no way he should be re-elected unless the Republicans select a likewise unfit candidate.

Thanks Georgie W. Dumbo!
You led this country into it’s most monumental blunder! And we’ve lost thousands of lives for nothing!

All you Obama haters need to get use to have him for the next four years because the people that what to run against him is a joke. I love when people say that they vote for him but will not anymore if you are a Dem which I don’t believe anyway who are you going to vote for.

This is “good old boy” government as usual.
Where’s the change Mr. President ??

Mdunson,Beebee-if he doesn’t address the birth certificate issue the Republicans could win with Elmer Fudd.

It is always so clear when someone who makes decisions concerning the military never served in it.
If the President had served he would know that you do the job for the person next you. The people you serve with, rather in peacetime or war, forge an allegiance with you stronger than friends you make at Harvard Law School.
If the President had served he would recognize that McCrystal violated this allegiance and, to military vets, this makes him unfit to hold this post or call himself “honorably” discharged.
Shame on McCrhystal for selling out his comrades for another star. All those years in the military wasted on one act that poisoned his whole career and voided his right to call himself a vet.

We should outlaw democrats and republicans. Both parties are too full of hubris to accomplish anything of value to anybody except themselves. Consiliance by E.O. Wilson delves into the evolutionary neurological basis of our culture…we need to fully understand and appreciate this before we can move forward socially in a positive manner. We simply don’t fully understand the nature of ourselves and culture or refuse to understand it. Tillman did understand the nature of ourselves as he understood the evolutionary perspective of life. Unfortunately for Pat, he didn’t know this:
dolce et decourm est
pro patri mori
I’m deeply sorry we lost a great man in Pat.

Just keep telling yourselves that in less than two years we can have a real leader in the white house and rid ourselves of that fool we elected.

agreed. where’s the integrity?

I agree with Mrs. Tillman. Unfortunately, this will fall on deaf ears.

Tillman was killed by a group of army snipers who had no business being in that area except to kill Tillman. Tillman was targeted for his associations with Noam Chomsky and others, and it was clear he would eventually go public with his knowledge of the war’s hipocrisy. Snipers said they couldn’t tell he was a US soldier, yet hit him 3 times in the forehead with 5.56s. How do you see clearly enough to shoot him that accurately, yet be unable to tell he’s a US soldier?

Three rounds in the forehead within the circumference of a fifty-cent piece isn’t a “friendly fire tragedy,” it’s an assassination for which Stanley McChrystal got his second star nine days later from a 9/11-committing, draft-dodging closet-queen (James Guckert/Jeff Gannon) who’d been cheated into the White House by only the Roman Catholic bloc on the SCOTUS…the same Fifth Column bloc which opened fascism’s American endgame in ‘Citizens United.’
This is the Holocaust-financing sectarian faction, identified by Our Founder, Th. Jefferson, as “the real Anti-Christ,” which is promoting and protecting illegal immigration as an organized invasion for conquest of Our New Secular Order, which displaced caesaropapism’s king and pope – The Ancien Regime, openly published as “The National Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry.”
Democrats better stop letting America be “gaslighted.”
Are Egyptians better Americans than we are?
Death for Treason
Annuit Coeptis

If Mary Tillman doesn’t want McChrystal in that White House post, then in this instance, that’s enough of a reason to remove him.
Try listening to the people you work for President Obama.

This happened under Obama! Oh wait a minute it was 2004…who was the president then?

Just in case anyone was wondering, Rambo is an idiot!

You really have to question Obama’s judgement. Wasnt McCrystal the same guy who bashed Obama and Biden in the Rolling Stones interview??? Why would you appoint him to this??? What was Obama thinking???

All of this is because most people going into the military have no integrity. Tillman did and they didn’t like it. The rest of his squad learned the drill Tillman would not… that it is more important to play ball than it is to have integrity.
God Bless you Tillman, and may you rest in peace.

Tillman wasn’t killed by “friendly fire”, he was assassinated to preempt him from returning to the US during a highly-contested election cycle and campaignging against George Bush. He was killed because he was an outspoken opponent of the illegal Iraq invasion and the political hacks in the GWB administration could not have trashed his image in the media, nor could they have prevented him from receiving tons of media coverage.
They propagandized him when he joined the Army and Rumsfeld specifically said they should “keep an eye” on him. This wasn’t any sort of paternal concern on Rumsfelds part; he knew Tillman had become a household name and that he truly represented everything American’s claim to be about: truth, honor, integrity, self-sacrifice, and independence.
Three .223 rounds to the forehead within a 2″ diameter from less than 30 feet is not “friendly fire”; it’s murder.
MyChrystal and all the right-wing bible thumping whack jobs he oversaw ran an operation to kill Tillman. From start to finish everything was planned; from the splitting of the convoy to luring him into their field of fire. Zero enemy shell casings or bullet holes found in any US equipment or anywhere near the scene, and you know any Taliban wouldn’t be policing their brass.
They burned his uniform, stole his journal, hid the truth from his brother and any non-loyalists in the unit, and moved forward with their pre-planned coverup.
In short, the media’s biggest failure in the Tillman case was assuming the coverup began AFTER his death, when in reality it began as soon as they decided it would be easier to deal with a dead Pat Tillman than a live one.
McChrystal is a murderer and a traitor.

Friendly fire deaths happen in every war. That is the nature of war. While the truth should not have been concealed, the desire to punish someone for a family loss, is not a good reason to be opposed to the appointment.
He was punished enough, by Obama, albeit for his public honesty about some things, other than friendly fire deaths.

I resent your comment, Oaktree. I can’t think of anyone who could have more integrity than my Army husband who served his country for twenty one years and our Army son who is now serving. Also my father in law, (Air Force), brother-in-law and uncle (Navy) and too many Army friends to mention. Oh and I almost forgot the six young men from Prince William County in Virginia alone who have given their lives in service to their country. Perhaps you should take a moment and look up the word integrity.

WELL, I BELEIVE THERE IS “STILL” PLENTY OF “ALL OF THIS HAS/STILL “GOES ON” NO MATTER “WHO’S “IN “CHARGE”

This Woman has EVERY RIGHT to slam Obama.
Especially while his wife is having baby showers for Military wives.
To appoint a man that tried to cover up a Soldiers death is nothing short of Treason.
To cover up a man’s death that sacraficed himself to defend his country is nothing more than Corruption and blatant disrepect for every service member.
The man should have been courtmarsheld and put in Prison. It is a disgrace.
It shows a clear picture of what this President ( Barry Sortoro ) considers important.
He will appoint anyone who has done corrupt things.
Much like hiring the CEO of GE to create Jobs while Outsourcing tens of Thousands.
These people are complet corrupt liying Scumbags.
Viva La Revolution 2011

“I understand this woman’s frustration but she doesn’t have the right to call our Prez foolish because he didn’t do what *she* wanted him to do!” – Vee
Of course she does.
President Obama works for her and all of us, we are his boss.
Besides that, the President is acting foolishly in this matter so Mary Tillman speaks the truth. That trumps your petty concern about what someone calls our President.

“I voted for Obama and I am sorry.” – Rich
You are forgiven.
Now go forward and make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.

Obama never had much of a job much less military experience. He needs to go big time !

We sure lack in proper leadership in America you can’t believe anything that comes out of Washington anymore. To show how dumb our politicians think we are our President appoints the least deserving General to a post he has already proved not worthy of hoping no one will notice.

My Son is Fallen Hero Aaron M Kenefick, USMC, KIA Sept 8th, 2009, Kunar Province Afghanistan…aka “THE GANJGAL AMBUSH”.
General Stanley McChrystal was the leader in charge in Afghanistan when my Marine son and his Embedded Training Team along with some Afghan Army were left on the front lines fighting 100-150 Taliban and enemy forces, calling for 2 hours for Air & Artillery support that never came until it was to late. This like the Tillman case is another high profile case that is needing to be resolved as the officers that were put in charge of communications this day were absent from their post. Yes 3 officers were negligent and in deriliction of their duties claiming a call came from higher up the command not to answer the calls for help…General McChrystal, we the families of the fallen will “NOT ALLOW” you to “De Americanize” us any longer, especially on our own soil. Mr President, please rethink the tragedy you are futher incurring the families by trying to put a bandaid on the cancer that was spread.

For Oaktree. Your comments are extremely outrageous and totally uncalled for. Obviously you have never served in the military. To say that most people going into the military have no integrity is downright insulting, especially to a vet. Your idiocy is the same idiocy that says “most blacks are criminals.” Most blacks are decent honorable men and women trying to make a living like everyone else. How about “most muslims are terrorists?” It is only the small minority that make the headlines that garner national attention that you are basing your ignorant comments on. They are stupid generalities just like your slap in the face to every man and woman serving in the military protecting your right to publish your stupidity.

I agree with Mrs. Tillman. McChrystal should not have been appointed to this Commission. This was a very serious cover up and totally disrespectful of all people who serve. Plus, does anyone believe that this is the only lie that McChrystal has made?

I also have to agree with Mrs Tillman . This is the wrong post for McCrystal.

As a 22 year Army Spouse who endured the countless deployments of my late husband SFC Kenneth Westbrook to many lands across this world, I know first hand the hardship and courage it takes to be a first rate patriotic military family. I also know the sacrifice and honorable commitment that goes along with being a military family in waiting… waiting for a loved one to return from yet another combat tour. This was not meant to be for our family… on October 7, 2009 my husband a 22 year Army Infantry NCO with many years of combat experience did not survive the wounds he received while involved in an ambush on September 8, 2009 in the Ganjgal Valley of Afghanistan that killed 4 US Service Members; Marine Gunnery SGT’s Edwin Johnson and Aaron Kenefick, 1st Lieutenant Michael Johnson and Navy Corpsman 3rd Class James Layton. Many patriotic families were affected that very sad day. These brave men along with my husband who gave the ultimate sacrifice died under the watch and rules of General McChrystal who issued the ROE restrictions on the use of military force to reduce the risk of further alienating the population. “Tying our Warfighter’s hands behind their backs is past unsatisfactory…it’s criminal!” [Colonel Wayne Morris, USMC (Ret)]. McChrystal had countless brave men and women sacrifice their very safety under HIS VERY watch. My husband and the brave men who unnecessarily died that day died due to McChrystal’s ROE. They helplessly called for help and were denied by top echelons as they bravely fought for their lives against 120-150 insurgents. Ken and the brave men were left and abandoned to die under McChrystal’s command while three US Army officers were held accountable for their deaths. Now appointing him to an advisory board to “help” military families has and will only add salt to an unbearable wound that HE has caused! I am appalled that the Obama’s have the gall to appoint this cowardly man to spit into the faces of our Fallen Service Members who gave the ultimate sacrifice all while claiming to “help” military families. Where is the shame and outcry of this atrocity! Does he think this will help him sleep at night? Shame on the Obama’s! REMOVE McChrystal from this newly appointed position, he has CLEARLY caused many military families across this Great Nation much unbearable pain to include myself and our three sons.

This is Obama. This decision was handled like every other decision made so far in his presidency: without any forethought whatsoever.
He was trying to force through a fast track process for off-shore drilling permits just before the Gulf disaster. Remember that? Around the same time, he was also making an effort to fast track nuclear power plants. Yeah, one thing we certainly need in America is rapidly built, substandard quality nuclear power plants all over the place.
He is poor quality leader. The novelty of having a black president will only carry someone so far. But if you idiots vote him in again, you truly deserve each other.

Wake up America West Point Academy Ring Knockers always protect and cover up for each other. They are taught to be the Elitist and above the GRUNTS that do the dirty work. Don’t believe me, then you must not have been around for the Vietnam Wart!

To those Americans who blindly post comments about following your Commander in Chief no matter what, do your research on the entire Pat Tillman situation from both Military reports as well as family and civilian sources and you will see that this appointment by Obama is nothing but a true lack of judgement without ever reviewing all facts on the matter. This man could never be sensitive to military families since he failed to tell the truth and hid the evidence about Pat Tillman’s death to glorify the Military’s PR in the fight in Afganistan. How many other service people under his watch will be thrown under the proverbial bus for the good of the Military movement. Obviously our current President is acting just like the previous residents of the White House in that its business as usual with the Military even though he ran under the theme of change. Well Barack, you are not being part of the change, you are still part of the government/military machine that drones on and on without any repercussions in your actions or decisions. Shame on you and if Pat Tillman were alive today, he sure wouldn’t be visiting the White House soon.

Jamie Kelly, with the evidence available, I think it’s plausible that information related to Tillman’s death may have been withheld or manipulated somewhat, so as not to create a media circus out of it and hurt the overall war effort there and war on terror. Although, when dealing with such an unreasonable, anti-war, anti-defense, anti-Republican left-wing, that’s nearly impossible, as is evident to this day. In any case, I don’t think evidence supports a conspiracy to kill Pat Tillman.
If there was any intentional manipulation of information not related to national security, that would be unacceptable. While there have been suspicious and inconsistent information related to this situation, no one, including McChrystal has been found guilty of wrong-doing. Having said all of that, given McChrystal’s past with the Tillman case as well as Obama’s own displeasure with him, he does seem a bit of an odd choice for this post.

OBAMA IS NOT MY PRESIDENT. MAYBE THE GOVERNMENT CAN GET AWAY WITH ROE WITH USA LE AGENCIES BUT THEY SURE THE HELL SHOULD NOT EMPLOY THAT PC BS IN A WAR ZONE. THE END RESULT IS PEOPLE DIE NEEDLESSLY FOR THE SAKE OF DIRTBAGS. WAKE UP AMERICA AND LEFTISTS

With all due respect, even with what happened to her son, she does not have any special input or power within her. She is able to express her opinion like anyone else but that is it.

They must teach the same ethics classes at the Academy that they teach in Law School!

I am not a sore looser but, I do know historically of what might have been. Vice President and presidential candidate Albert Gore ran on A BALANCED BUDGET, GREEN JOBS AND MAINTAINING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. All spiteful neo con, ultra con, newly tea party hosteses and all republicans which created, supported and allowed the 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION STOLEN IN JEB BUSH COUNTRY. Honorable Tilman as well as thousands of soldiers, families and monies could have been saved. And it is not no where near over.

“If you’ve never served in combat you are not a peer to these people and have no place to judge, sorry but you don’t. Join up, serve, then join the conversation as an informed individual.”
Uh Kevin….many of us join the conversation as families of military members who DO have a concern with this issue since he is going to be involved in FAMILY relations. If a family wants to know what happend to their son, they have a right to know. Why should McChrystal be the one to decide whether or not the family can handle the truth or not? Yes, sometimes the truth can be hard, but friendly fire or not, let the family be the ones to decide if they want to hear the facts, not the facts as you want them to hear them.

My heart goes out to the Tillman family. They lost their son. That is the ultimate price to pay. My god bring them some peace. Not many like this Pres But even when a new one is elected they won’t like him either. You can’t win them all.

This whole mess in Afghanistan will bring down the American way of life if we let it. This is not a country as we know countries. The borders do not exist to the Clans who inhabit this region. The ties between the Clans in this area in in our heads not theirs. There is tribal patriotism but not national patriotism. It is unconquerable as it does not exist as a whole unit. It can be only occupied at great cost and little benefit.
Our enemies that are there are only there because we are there, this is where we want to fight them I guess. They started out in Saudi Arabia and organized the 9/11 attacks from there. We have fought them in 4 or five other middle east countries since then. We will not win in Afghanistan as our enemies are not Afghan.

From the Yahoo article:
““I was actually pretty shocked to hear it; I don’t think it’s the appropriate choice,” Tillman told ABC News. “Considering that we have plenty of evidence indicating that McChrystal was involved in the cover-up of Pat’s death…he’s not the right person for that kind of a job.”
I have seen no evidence — documents or insider testimony — that McChrystal covered up the circumstances of Tillman’s death. Neither could the Army.
In fact, he reported the “friendly fire” information accurately to his superiors.

Just another George (cover it up) Bush in office. Thanks Obama for your transparency and dedication to end the wars!

Some of the people responding tot his, Dude, Bill, have missed the point ~entrirely~.
This isn’t about Tillman. This is about Mcchrystal covering it up because it would make him look bad. He made huge mistakes, according to several veteran moms/wives, especially those who lost family members who were under his shoddy command due to his incompetence.
He covered itup to try and make Tillman a war hero and give himself a boost, as well as the military overall, and used the Tillman incident as an excuse to go to war. That’s what this is about.
Lies and deceit.
If you can’t see that, then I dunno what to tell you except, “hushup yo moouuuth”

Do any of you doubt this ladys committment to her son and the cause of his death? Do you think for even a second that she isn’t aware of the circumstances involved and the history of the attempted distortion, cover-up and out right lies associated with Pats death? I have 100 times more confidence in her than I will ever have in MacChrystal regarding this matter. You can rant and rave all you want about you think the military code is…. It’s MEANINGLESS… when you lie about one of your own and cover up incompetency and malfeasance you dishonor our troops and our nation.

As usual, another obama suck up, mcchrystal will say anything to make himself look like an angel. He needs to be replaced or FIRED.

I agree with the Tillman’s in every respect. It’s disgusting to think this man would be put into such a sensitive position after his actions and inaction relating to Pat Tillman’s death.
People here to criticize the Tillman family have either not researched the situation and circumstances of the massive cover up or are just plain dense.

The appointment of McChrystal to be a part of an advisory committee for military families is beyond belief.As a leader he failed to do the right thing about the cover up of Pat Tillman’s death. Our nations leaders continue to show a disregard to military families.Half of one percent of Americans have served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.There is no shared national sacrifice, and “truth” was a casualty of these wars a long time ago.

In response to Jamie Kelley: People like you, ones that generalize and put everyone with certain beliefs into one pot, Ones that are absolutely certain of facts even if they have to make them up; that know, beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are right and everyone else is wrong, are more dangerous that all the other crackpots put together. I am a “Bible thumper” but I don’t agree with a lot that has happened in our country, with our military as well as with bills and laws that have been passed. I don’t, however, lump everyone that believes other than I do into one convenient group that I can hate and blame for everything. My advise to you is to grow up and realize that being a Christian does not make one an idiot nor a war-monger. I really do feel sorry for you.

I have a more general comment about this …. did anyone think that there was something wrong grammatically with: “I’ve come to learn through this journey that there are many other families that have been lied to by the military about their sons and daughters,’” she says, “and so we feel that what happen to Pat is pertains to other people, not just us. I think it’s a slap in the face to all soldiers to appoint this man, to be on this committee.” ????
I bring this up because I see more and more errors of this sort in online content. I know that in the whole scheme of things especially in regards to the subject, but it just irks me.

No matter how you look at it, President Obama does appear to be foolish in appointing General McChrystal to be the co-chairman for such a committee. Clearly, General McChrystal has demonstrated the lack of compassion and professional integrity for such official responsibility. When he and his Aide mocked the Obama administration, it was a clear sign of disrespect that was indirectly aimed at Obama. Having said this, if Obama still feels that this man can adequately represent the interests of military personnel and their families on the committee, then I must agree that Obama is not only a fool, but a two-timed fool!

Keep talking about the Constitution and the Founding Fathers. When the Document was written in very different time with many different concerns. Again, if something doesn’t suit the Government’s purposes we can ‘highlight, delete’ or make a new amendment. Keep voting for the rich and individuals who blindly side with a particular party for finance and support. Side with the individual who are openly lobbied too by corporations. Until we abolish the electoral system, ban lobbying, and stop the establishment of political parties all you will see is the rich and greedy in office. Vote for someone because of their principles not because they are a Republican or Democrat.

So many opinions, so much lack of knowledge or drive to learn. 90 percent of you should be ashamed of yourselves. You want to know why we cannot win a war or win in an expedient manner? Media! And, the feeling of having to over appease the American public with all their opinions. Rules of engagement to protect the people shooting at you. Everyone is so proud of WWI and WWII, as it applies to our accomplishment, well you know what. Civilians were killed then, friendly fire incidents happen then and more frequently.

After reading this and reading MANY of the comments, it is clear that none of you have real military experience or an idea of what being in war is like. Yes, I am a former active duty Marine. Yes, I am a moderate liberal. The only issue where General McChrystal went wrong was speaking openly to a reporter. If any of you looked into the actual transcription of the dialog between the General and the reporter, you would see that his primary concern was for the troops under his command and did not agree with the allocation of his military-men. It is not his fault Tillman was killed or the loss of any life under his care. A General has to make choices that put lives at risk on a daily basis, who are any of you to judge something or someone when you have absolutely NO relation or understanding of the responsibility.

Please…just give Stan McChrystal a Pentagon desk. Problem solved. After all, some say he was just a ticket puncher just like Westmoreland. He’s dead…so what was it all about?
Stan…go play golf…it’s over for you.

MOMINMAUI: “OF COURSE they didn’t find MCChrystal guilty of any wrong-doing. that’s how it works here.”
Actually, how it works is innocent until proven guilty and no one has been proven guilty. I’m not saying corruption at the highest levels is impossible, but one can only judge things based on the evidence available. In this case, it should make those with suspicion feel better that a Democrat congress investigated a Republican administration only to find no wrong-doing.

Another Autrocity to Tragedy!!!! As a Gold Star Family member, McChrystal and his Restricted Rules of Engagement was the main contributing factor in my sons death!!! War is war and loss is loss, yet stripping our men and woman of their dignity on the battlefield is another matter and thats just what happand in most cases involving General McChrystal and his ROE!!!
I am out ragged as a parent of a fallen hero for the thought of our government even thinking of putting a bandaid on the cancer that has spread….

It certainly is sad losing a son. It’s tragic to lose a child. But if Mrs Tillman is so upset with McChrystal why not sue to get to the truth. I’m not a fan of McChrystal who resigned under much scrutiny. But let’s be adults, these appointments are very political. The President accepted his resignation a year ago, you think he was his first choice to co-chair this committee? Come on, man!!

McChrystal should be removed from his post and court-martialed for perjury, murder and war crimes.

Where has our president gone. could he not handle the pressure so much that his actions always seem to be to do anything that will get republican approval…which of course he will NEVER get. Ever. Mr President, act like a President…Act like a man

I am no fan of Stanley McChrystal, have criticized his so-called-leadership in the past, and I feel the Tillman family’s outrage over the cover-up. My knee-jerk response to the appointment was extremely negative.
There are, however, many ways of seeing and experiencing the world.
Consider one possible alternate interpretation of the appointment: What if Obama did it as a way of asking McChrystal to atone for what he had a hand in doing to the Tillman family (and probably a lot of other families, too)?
It’s just as likely that this is the case as any of the good/bad, win/lose, smart/stupid personal judgments the rest of us make about the situation.

Why didn’t Bush fire McChrystal? Was W too gutless? W approved the cover-up!

…to everyone who disagreed with my prior comments, remember that we are all entitled to our opinions. And where mine is concerned, all I can say is…Obama 2012!! I can’t wait to vote again!

Mary Tillman is 100% correct on this issue. It is that simple and further discussion is unnecessary

Military officers, like all of us, are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. That beings said, we each are entitled to beliefs.
I believe Pat was intentionally killed based on the following three events: 1)the nonsensical decision to tow the humvee and subdivide Tillman’s platoon in dangerous terrain (See Krakauer, Where Men Win Glory); 2) the very believable statment by Tillman’s fellow soldier that the fighting had come to a stop prior to Tillman standing up (See documentary “The Tillman Story”) and 3) the fact that he was killed by three bullets in the forehead after announcing himself.
I would gladly conclude otherwise. How am I mistaken?

This appointment is an insult to the Tillman family and to all those veterans who have served honorably and faithfully. Mc Chrystal showed disrespect for his military service, the chain of command, Pat Tillman and the rest of us. The President is not showing good judgment by this appointment!

BONIFER: “Consider one possible alternate interpretation of the appointment: What if Obama did it as a way of asking McChrystal to atone for what he had a hand in doing to the Tillman family (and probably a lot of other families, too)?”
I considered that and then rejected it, since atonement can only happen if Obama admits there was wrong-doing, which he has not. For this reason, the appointment has a much greater potential to inflame than it does to repair the situation in any way. That’s one conspiracy theory too far for most reasonable people. Nice try, though.
I was wondering how long it would take for some desperate liberal to excuse yet another Obama decision no one, not even his supporters, can understand.

This is not the first war with ‘friendly fire’ deaths. She is not the only mother, wife, father, children to loose some one in combat. And she definitely does not know the McChrystal, or his qualifications that caused him to be selected. I definitely don’t want a single person or small group of people directing the White House and it selections of individuals for positions of responsibility.

I am a strong supporter of President Obama, but I can not agree with this appointment. For me this is another Watergate, where those in charge go free or hand slipped! And those under them get !~@#$%^! (FIRED)! Sorry for that outbreak. Oh, that’s right Gen McChrystal never did say that to the Tillman family. That to me is a Federal Crime, in-which the good General should have lost his RETIREMENT. Please PRESIDENT OBAMA, MAKE THIS RIGHT!!!! Put him out to write his BOOK, “HOW I LIED TO A WAR HERO’S FAMILY, and got a great job…ONLY IN AMERICA”

When I was in the Army, we had a MSG who was always making sexual comments to all the female Soldiers in our company. It was so annoying to be around him, especially because he not only outranked me, he was often in charge. After 2 years of serving with him I noticed he had changed drastically. He had ceased to make any more sexual inuendos, remarks, etc. I was so relieved and had wondered what had gotten into him. About a year later I talked to my old company commander, who was now my boss in another department. She said when she was company commander, she had made that MSG become the EO NCOIC for our company. I thought, “How brilliant!” The best way to make him learn what he was doing, was by making him not only get EO training, but also to be in charge of taking all the EO complaints, have to initiate investigations, and then act on what he found. I’m sure he saw many mirror reflections of his past self in this new position. Maybe this is what President Obama is really doing with McChrystal. Pure genius!

Imagine that the Army cleared McCrystal of any wrong doing. That sounds familiar!

O=W

President Obama owes the Tillman family a response, and he owes military families more respect and care. He knew he would be cleaning up the Bush administration’s messes when he took the job. This is one of those messes–a horrible one that must not be compounded by turning a blind eye to McChrystal’s misdeeds.