Robert Dallek

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Three writers consider how Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal's recent remarks in a magazine profile might affect his command in Afghanistan.

Judging McChrystal's War
Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s gaffes should not define his ability to lead.

The Other Truman Doctrine
President Obama needs a commander who will follow his orders.

What Would Lincoln Do?
Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s fate depends on how his firing would affect the war in Afghanistan

Max Boot, Robert Dallek and Doris Kearns Goodwin.

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Irrespective of anything he said, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top American commander in Afghanistan, committed a clear breach of traditional standards by even agreeing to give an interview to Rolling Stone magazine. Presidents and defense secretaries make policy decisions, and military officers, from the lowest to the highest ranks, are obliged to follow orders without public comment. To be sure, civilian authorities ask military chiefs for private counsel on the best means to fight a war, but final decisions on grand strategy are the responsibility of the president. If a top officer feels strongly that his commander in chief is mistaken, he can resign and take his case to the public as a private citizen.…  Seguir leyendo »

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These days, it's not terribly original to say that the Iraq war is like the Vietnam War. Many doves use the comparison lazily, invoking Vietnam to urge the United States to pull out. Like most historical analogies, it's a pretty inexact one. (For one thing, Vietnam began as a guerrilla war and ended as a conventional one, while Iraq began as a conventional fight and degenerated into an insurgency.) But having studied President Lyndon B. Johnson's descent into the Vietnam abyss, and having just spent several years poring over Vietnam-era papers and tapes from President Richard M. Nixon and Henry Kissinger, I've found that some of the parallels sound disturbingly familiar today.…  Seguir leyendo »