Blame it on the Vocano and the Bud Light Lime, General?

Let's see...is a drunky mouthy General better than a sober mouthy General? I think that you can get away with using poor judgement and running your mouth at a conference if you're a civilian. I don't believe that you can get drunk and run your mouth to a reporter when you hold the position McChrystal held. He should have known better...he's a professional.

It doesn't change the situation. The military has guidelines and protocol, and these were broken. Intoxication is not an excuse. Good question, but there was still a serious lapse in judgment.

well, have you ever tried bud light lime? that lime flavoring is awful! I would give up state secrets in a second to make them stop the flowing..... No, I think he did something VERY stupid and is now paying the price.

I don't think this should change anything. General McChrystal is a grown man and should have known his limit when it came to drinking. Now for the writer, I call it a brilliant move. Like the saying loose lips sinks ships, and this is what the general did. Oh I think he paid a huge price for drinking to much. He ruined his career, he also ruined his family. His family will always be known as the son or daughter of the military guy that got drunk and told all.

Well that does make it a bit more understandable, but it still is what it is. Reporters always love the dirt and with en embedded reporter it's easier for people to forget to some extent what he's there for.

I'm really torn on whether the guy should be fired or not and also the real reason behind it. On one hand, I can totally see how this kind of thing is viewed by the public if Obama doesn't fire him. He's weak, he's at the mercy of his General, insubordination is tolerated, etc. And forget that nobody really threw any flames here. It's the principle of the matter. On the other hand, the only person you won't hear of criticizing the "higher ups" are people who don't have microphones and/or reporters in their faces. America's Armed Forces demand a higher standard of one's self, but there's also the reality that people are people, and if anyone deserves to blow off steam, it's a member of our Armed Forces. On the scale of F-ups, this rates at about a 000.1 when you think about the proverbial deep end and going off... And not to turn this around on Obama, but even folks who worship at his feet know full well that he's the dish-it-but-can't-take-it type. He is constantly criticizing everything, often just to do it without any reason to stand on, and grabbin' his blanky when it's returned. So I don't know if he just got POed about it, or he approached it logically to feign strengh and decisiveness. I think all situations need to be viewed in their proper context. It's what we owe if we owe anything at all. And that especially holds true of a General who, for all intents and purposes, seems to be a very decent and brave man. Not to even mention the fact that he can't honestly be expected to duct tape the mouths shut of his aides and the like.

I don't think this changes a thing, if anything it makes me feel more sure McChrystal needed to be removed from command! Our high-ranking military officials are held in high esteem and granted a great deal of deference and respect, which is fine, they have huge responsibilities and hold countless lives in their hands every day. These people are treated differently from the average person, including the average soldier, because they're supposed to be BETTER than average in many ways which include discipline and self-control. There is nothing wrong with a soldier, including a General, having a few drinks while off-duty but he or she should always be aware of his or her limitations and take care to not drink beyond the point of which control is lost. That having been said, I've seen several interviews with the writer of this piece and he's said most of the more surprising items that appeared in the article were obtained in the first day or two of the time he spent with McChrystal and his aides. It seems they were quickly forthcoming with their feelings about our President and members of his Administration and needed little persuading to open up. Annie