Many people are still wondering what General Stanley McChrystal was thinking. “He really in meeting with him didn’t try to explain it, he just acknowledged that he had made a terrible decision,” said Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. The Rolling Stone article that will leave a black mark on his career made Admiral Mike Mullen sick when he saw it. “He is a friend, an extraordinary officer. He made a severe mistake and I think the actions that were taken were appropriate.”

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