armybase.usMcChrystal 'Isolated' After Speaking Out On Troop Plan -- Washington Examiner
The White House is taking pains to downplay conflict between the executive branch and the Pentagon over Afghanistan policy, as President Obama steps up his focus on the still-unresolved war plan.
"I get that the Washington game is to do the back-and-forth, I get that," said White House press secretary Robert Gibbs. "It's being played well here."
A spate of news reports over the weekend and a rare, Sunday talk show appearance by Obama National Security Adviser Jim Jones criticizing Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, combined to promote the notion of a rift, which the administration rejected.
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My Comment: When President Obama met members of Congress this afternoon to discuss Afghanistan, I was hoping that someone would raise the question on what is happening with General McChrystal's assessment report, and are the "rumors" true that there is a disconnect between what the commanders on the ground in Afghanistan are saying, and what is coming from the White House.
But it appears that no one raised these questions .... in fact .... it appeared that this was more of a briefing to members of Congress, and that no questions or proposals were wanted.
Is General McChrystal alone .... after what happened today I will have to say that he has no allies or friends in Washington, and if this continues his role and function in Afghanistan will become mute and inconsequential.
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