Is General McCrystal an Egoist Like MacArthur or a Warrior like Chesty Puller? Obama's Moment.

"They are a damn site better than the U.S. Army, at least we know that they
will be there in the morning."

Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller,
when a journalist asked him about being surrounded by twenty-two Red Chinese divisions.

General Stanley McCrystal will find out this morning whether or not he is the historical parallel to General Douglas MacArthur, or Chesty Puller.

MacArthur defied policy and was insubordinate.

Chesty Puller spoke like a warrior.





Stanley McCrystal is a warrior in an MTV world - he seems to have gotten punk'd.
The Over and under this morning's meeting with The Commander-in-Chief and General Stanley McCrystal must be something.

It was a 10-minute photo op," says an adviser to McChrystal. "Obama clearly didn't know anything about him, who he was. Here's the guy who's going to run his #$%^ing war, but he didn't seem very engaged. The Boss was pretty disappointed."

Rolling Stone.