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Don't forget the most apropos recent example, Admiral William J. Fallon, who was also canned due to a magazine article.

Definitely the dumbest thread I've ever read on SWJ.

Thanks Dr. Fishel.

Sounds like a rather jumbled system we have without clear lines of control. Thanks for reminding about the whole Admiral Fallon debacle.

Doesn't the chain of command factor in here? McChrystal is a sub-theater commander. Do GEN Petraeus and Adm. McMullen still count for something? How about SecDef Gates?

Gates Stresses Privacy in Chain of Command



I think the leak of the original McChrystal report was the real target here, and not really the general's London speech. That leak was a far more...