McChrystal Replacement Possibilities: Candidates For General's Job Post-Rolling Stone (SLIDESHOW)

Rebuked by President Obama for his "poor judgment" in a new Rolling Stone interview, Gen. Stanley McChrystal could soon resign or be relieved of his duties in Afghanistan.

Below are potential successors for McChrystal's post as the top military commander in Afghanistan. The Associated Press identified the military leaders as possible candidates for the job.

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Army Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, McChrystal's No. 2 in Afghanistan. The two men were sent to Afghanistan as a package deal, with plans for Rodriguez to run the war day to day while McChrystal focused on the bigger picture. He previously served as a military adviser to Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

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Army Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, McChrystal's No. 2 in Afghanistan. The two men were sent to Afghanistan as a package deal, with plans for Rodriguez to run the war day to day while McChrystal focused on the bigger picture. He previously served as a military adviser to Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

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[jbarelli]

01:16 PM on 06/24/2010

It looks like the "Johnny come latelies" are having a field day here. All the right wingers that haven't spent a day in uniform are out posting how the President fired General McChrystal over such a small thing as undermining the chain of command.

General McChrystal could have been court-martialed for his "comment". The maximum penalty for violation of UCMJ (that's the Uniform Code of Military Justice for all these military wannabes) Article 88 :

"Any commissioned officer who uses contemptuous words against the President, the Vice President, Congress, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, the Secretary of Transportation, or the Governor or legislature of any State, Territory, Commonwealth, or possession in which he is on duty or present shall be punished as a court-martial may direct."

is a maximum of "Dismissal, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 1 year."

"Dismissal" by the way, does not mean retirement. It means losing all of your benefits, including retirement. That one year of confinement is just the icing on the cake.

Civilian control of the military is a vital part of our system. Anything that undermines that is serious. But, the President was both intelligent enough and just enough to realize that it was simply an error in judgment. So, rather than send him to court-martial, President Obama allowed him to retire honorably.

You got a problem with that, wannabes?

John Barelli, NCC(AW), USN (Ret)

[WarriorLemming]

05:00 PM on 06/24/2010

Great post, jbarelli you're fanned!

Spec. 4, 100th Trans. Co., U.S. Army

[amd52]

10:50 AM on 06/24/2010

amd52 I ask why is the man fired, over a comment.. I believe thats like me making a comment mommy getting mad at me sending me to bed with no dinner or tv. Give this man a break.. Our president was just most likely waiting for the chance to rid of this man. Who is so highly intellegent and can run more than our President can.. We voited lets try it again and get it right this time.. America by no means Land of the Free

[Mike McGuirk]

12:34 AM on 06/24/2010

nicelips

[Freddie44]

10:58 PM on 06/23/2010

I'm sorry, but why is it ok for Obama to be condescending towards anyone other than to his cronies? If Obama doesn't get it and puts our troops at risk, then whoever is running the war should not be fired because someone who knows nothing about war thinks he has the right to abuse his power? It is what it is, and if each of the civilian "leaders" don't get it, someone has to look out for our troops and if that is getting their attention by making a comment that the cronies don't like well then so be it! I'd like to know how many condescending remarks our leader made to McChrystal? I'd rather our military speak out about Obama for what he doesn't have than to sit back and allow this man to continue to destroy America!! Of course, he had to fire McChrystal because how else would he be able to show his civilian power and not to look weak in front of the American people and the military?

[dickface]

08:29 PM on 06/23/2010

We finely get someone with balls...Than morons fire him....???dont get it...The war is not our fight...Obama poor judgement...

[james 44 you]

09:09 PM on 06/23/2010

I'm in total agreement with you on what you wrote. Obama and his tax cheat friends want to run a war, but probably never served their country i know the Pres. never has.

[mrusmarine15]

06:57 PM on 06/23/2010

Lt General Allen is my pick, I had the honor to serve under him back in 1998 w/ Echo co 2/6. Back than he was a Lt Col but everyone would say one day that man is going to be a General and I come across this article with him in it. Unbelievable lol. The man looks the exact same and I'm sure his men and women are top notch. Well good luck General! Sgt Gonzo E 2/6

[RWM4AARF]

06:47 PM on 06/23/2010

General McChrystal, sir. As a vet, I salute you. It's a damned shame that you and other honest officers are condemned for voicing what so many of us are feeling toward this Kenyan usurper in our White House. I have often felt that no "Commander in Chief" be admitted to the presidency unless they have loved and respected this nation well enough to at least know how to defend her. I would of course exhempt those like FDR who was not physically capable; but I stand firm that anyone who is not willing to (a) risk their lives to protect this nation or (b) at least learn how, should ever be permitted tio run for our highest office. There's not a single male in my lineage that was ever drafted; to be considered a man in our family you vounteered at least for one tour. Again, sir, accept this salute, please.

[Knowitall]

06:12 PM on 06/23/2010

Leaving this post now. It's irrelevant. Especially since it was so far off the mark.

[Number 6]

05:51 PM on 06/23/2010

Wow. Zero for five.

[FatFeline]

03:34 PM on 06/23/2010

This article was just as accurate as most HP initiated articles.

[Knowitall]

05:35 PM on 06/23/2010

So you think Fox or Drudge would have predicted Gen. Petreaus.............? I didn't think so.

[FatFeline]

10:47 PM on 06/23/2010

Foz did predict Petreaus as did MSNBC's Morning Joe.

Drudge does not write news. He simply headlines and links to existing news articles. I am amazed at the number of people who have opinions about Drudge but have never looked at the site.

[steve5885]

02:53 PM on 06/23/2010

Bahahahaha.............to the person who suggested National Guard General Honore (who never saw a bullet fired in anger) to run Afganistan. That is hilarious. That guy should be a model for some cartoon character.
In all seriousness, McCrystal is the right man for the job. His black op philosophy took out the main structure of Al-Quidya in Iraq and was doing real well in Afghanistan. Problem is the rules of combat that are sanctioned by the president who cheers for the Muslim team at times. No dwelling should be a safe house for terrorists where they can shoot GI's and other allies the next day just because we will not bomb the place in the first time. Obama, who never had a job or ran a cash register in his life, is now trying to run a war and costing real warriors lives. Take off the leash from the military. Let them go...........and get the SOB's

[k williams]

02:40 PM on 06/23/2010

All the comments missed the real problem. Quote from Gen. McArthur during the Korean War. " The military has men who trained their entire lives for proper service to their country, then comes a speedy election and an up start political who does not know a thing about government, the country or how to handle the least that of winning a war suddenly become the know everything commander in chief.". One can truly understand this backward receipe for disaster if the commander in Chief President is a person like Obama, Thanks to Gen McCrystal's for his long and devoted service to the USA, more then we will ever say for Obama.

[papamo38]

02:34 PM on 06/23/2010

The correct action should have been fire Obama, keep the general and let good old boy Joe take over and get us out of 2 Busch wars that we never should have entered. The wars will end if enough of us get off our behinds and put pressure on our elected officials to do the thing we elected them to do---represent us.

[snakeman663]

02:32 PM on 06/23/2010

Is this the actions of a leader are a 5 year old. Who cares what he said about Nobama as long as he is doing his job. This my friends is just the beginning of the end of this country as we know it. This clown will stop at nothing to ruin this once great nation. Get him out of the white house now while we still can. Lets take back our country from this mad man.


Semper Fi

[breathestolive]

04:24 PM on 06/23/2010

Wrong. Military personnel take an oath to serve the Commander in Chief, and that is President Obama, whether you like it or not.

Mad man? I love how you're blaming Obama for stuff that Bush and the GOP did.

[msmith833]

01:30 AM on 06/24/2010

Wrong, only enlisted take an oath to serve the Commander in Chief, Officers are sworn in to uphold the constitution. Thank God!!!!!!

[Knowitall]

05:39 PM on 06/23/2010

Hmmmm snakeman, you sound suspiciously like papamo, k williams, and steve5885! And you all posted within minutes of each other!

Imagine that.

[amleth]

02:27 PM on 06/23/2010

Don't just dump the general; dump the war.

We have no business killing people in Afghanistan.

Stop the Afghan war now!

[Songcatcher]

02:50 PM on 06/23/2010

I STRONG ECHO WHAT THIS PERSON IS SAYING!!!!

[amleth]

03:34 PM on 06/23/2010

Thank you. Fanned for solidarity.

Join the Small Changes Project: Nickel and Dime.

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Brief messages (5-10 words).

The Vietnam war ended when enough Americans had changed their minds and saw the war as useless and wrongful.

We stopped a wrongful war then we can help do it again.

Our troops are dying for nothing.

Bring them home now.

[Mainbob]

03:14 PM on 06/23/2010

Agreed.... We need to git out and bring our troops home ASAP! No Dilly Dalllying!

[amleth]

03:31 PM on 06/23/2010

Thank you.

Fanned for solidarity.

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