OT - Obama's New Af/Pak Death Squad Commander

Guess Roberto D'Aubuisson wasn't available. Sure is the chump's war
now.

From TruthDig:

"The new commander, Stanley McChrystal, is viewed as an expert on
counterinsurgency and guerrilla warfare. As head of Special
Operations, McChrystal oversaw a secretive program to hunt down and
assassinate suspected terrorists around the globe. According to
investigative reporter Seymour Hersh, the Joint Special Operations
Command carried out assassinations in a dozen countries. Last year,
lawmakers delayed Stanley McChrystal’s nomination for a key position
because of questions about prisoner abuse by forces under his command.
At least sixty-four service personnel assigned or attached to Special
Operations units were disciplined for prisoner abuse between early
2004 and the end of 2007. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the
change yesterday and said Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez will take
responsibility for the day-to-day management of the war in
Afghanistan.

"Robert Gates: “The way I look at this is as McChrystal and Rodriguez
as a team. They each bring tremendous skills in a variety of areas
that are very pertinent to the kind of fight that we have in
Afghanistan. And it is their combined skill set that I think gives us
some fresh opportunities, looking forward. Lt. Gen. McChrystal ran
special operations under General David Petraeus during the surge in
Iraq."
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