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Dionys7 months, 3 weeks ago
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"divulged to Esquire at great personal risk by an elite Army interrogator two and a half years ago, imply the new commander's aiding and abetting of torture?"
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As we've learned from the GOP there's a big difference between implication and fact.-
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hyperbola7 months, 3 weeks ago
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Well McChrystal was the commander in-line of the torture base and personnel of that same base have testified that he knew and did nothing about it, even after Abu Ghraib hit the fan. We should also remember that McChrystal was one of the biggest supporters of bushie's "mission accomplished" gig.
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.... McChrystal happens to also be one of the military generals who also fiercely advocated the declaration of “Mission Accomplished.” In April 2003, McChrystal assessed that “major combat” was over in Iraq:
“I would anticipate that the major combat engagements are over,” Maj. Gen. Stanley McChrystal told reporters at a Pentagon briefing. He said U.S. forces are moving into a phase of “smaller, albeit sharper fights.”
Just two weeks after McChrystal’s comments, President Bush strutted aboard the U.S.S. Lincoln and — beneath the “Mission Accomplished” banner — declared, “Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed.”....
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/15/mcchrystal/
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