Often these civilian aides have a loose portfolio and are brought along in part because they aren't as constrained by the military's chain of command
and therein lies the rub...much as anyone might enjoy having a general badmouth his commander in chief, it can and will only land said general in hot water. it's not the military way, to do things like what may well have happened here...guess we'll see once the rolling stone article appears. but we most likely will be looking for a new commander in afganistan, and soon.
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