As expected, FOX news dug up an old friend of McChystall who sobbed that a great American hero has been insulted and dishonored.

There is more to the reswignation of this general than Obama's statement revealed.

Karzai, the current puppet President of Afghanistan who was a former warlord and opium dealer has made rough threats to both Hillary Clinton and Obama in terms of giving the Taliban aid and comfort.
Karzai leveled other insults to our administration in similar terms as General McChystall references to our President.

It is well known that Karzai and McChystall are as thick as thieves and that Karzai admits great fondness for the general. All will admit that they are great friends. Afterall the general gives Karzai 10's of millions of dollars to disseminate to the Taliban to buy safe passage for US supply trucks in Afghanistan.
Exactly how those funds are delivered and who gets what cut remains a trade secret.

McChystal is no Patton but he does share a severe lack of statemenship.. Nor has he commited the same degree of treason as MacArthur but he has commited insubordination. Generals do not normally call the French all gay and the POTUS a cowardly no nothing. When push comes to shove Lincoln had to releave McClellen for reasons of gross insubordination and not following orders to engage the enemy. Calling the President a big ape did not bode well for Lincoln's generals as it would not bode well today.

The Military does not practice democracy nor free speech but they must follow a chain of command. If that is hard for some folks to understand, so be it.

The opinionated truth that appears in Rolling Stone does not rise to treason but some of the actions that have taken place between Karzai and McChystall go beyond treason but will remain moot for national security reasons. I agree the right action has been taken without muddling the process with the most incriminating facts that are best left unsaid.