So right, 'Spaw. And, BTW, Dubya pretty much did the same thing to Gen. Cinzecki (sp?) when that General expressed - and not in a contemptuous manner - disagreement with Dubya's planned strategy for the "war" in Iraq.

@ Teribus [... My objection relates to the usual suspects on this forum and their usual knee-jerk reactions calling for Courts Martial; Loss of Pension; etc; etc. When in reality there is absolutely no fuckin' case to answer.

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Previously McChrystal was perfectly within his remit to state where and how he thought the Vice-President of the United States proposed policies and strategies to be wrong, that is all part and parcel of his job. Respect is a two-way street ...]]
Respect is not a "two-way street" when it comes to the military chain of command. The UCMJ says publicly expressing contempt for the US Vice President (among others) is a court-martiallable offense; it doesn't prohibit the VP from badmouthing a General.

Anyway, McChrystal is neither being court-martialed nor "fired" from the military.