tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post1893600382585691205..comments2024-02-23T11:23:45.971-05:00Comments on Lost Motorcyclist: Firing McChrystal was Necessary, UnfortunatelyLost Motorcyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-178956261914225852010-06-25T08:43:38.722-04:002010-06-25T08:43:38.722-04:00The 'bottom line' on this issue is that, u...The 'bottom line' on this issue is that, under <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_Two_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Clause_1:_Command_of_military.3B_Opinions_of_cabinet_secretaries.3B_Pardons" rel="nofollow">Article II</a> of the U.S. Constitution, the chief executive is commander-in-chief of the armed forces. <br /><br />And that is exactly how it should be. <br /><br />It is the sworn duty of the military to respect and execute to their ability the wishes of the civilian president - regardless of the military members' opinions about the decisions of those civilians. Failure to do so could be construed as sedition or mutiny under the <a href="http://www.army.mil/references/ucmj/ucmj2.html#894.%20ART.%2094.%20MUTINY%20OR%20SEDITION" rel="nofollow">Universal Code of Military Justice</a>.<br /><br />But McChrystal, of course, is certainly not the first U.S. military leader to fall into the trap of <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,821524,00.html" rel="nofollow">bad mouthing the Chief Executive</a>.Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.com