Why Obama Has to Fire McChrystal

Would you get away with talking about your boss like that? Michael Cohen at Democracy Arsenal lists four reasons why President Obama must fire General Stanley McChrystal for the damning interview he gave to Rolling Stone. The main one is insubordination. "This one isn't really a close call. ... From Obama's perspective if he lets McChrystal stay it's hard to see how he will have any credibility left as the nation's commander in chief. No president, Democrat or Republican, can allow such insubordination to stand, particularly since McChrystal has already pushed the envelope on this issue last fall in London." James Fallow at The Atlantic says, "owes it to past and future presidents to draw the line and say: this is not tolerable. You must go."