Word: the most dangerous weapon? by Barbora Misakova

First it was French footballer Nicolas Anelka and now it is the top US general in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal who was not on the watch for his words. This 55-year-old Commander and International Security Assistance Force made some critical remarks about the Obama administration and now he has to answer few questions. McChrystal and his aides were quoted in a Rolling Stone magazine article mocking President Barack Obama and his top advisers. Some voices from Washington are whispering McChrystal may lose his job, but Obama’s spokesman Robert Gibs told reporters, that all options were on the table. Two officials said they expected McChrystal to offer his resignation ! and allow Obama to decide whether to accept it or not. If that happens, we can only guess. Even though McChrystal has already apologized for the article, calling one top Obama official a “clown” and another a “wounded animal” is something what needs more than just a simple apology. But there is one more thing that McChrystal probably did not realize and that is the risk which Obama got into. If he let McChrystal stay he will risk weakening his position as President and it will make him look soft on insubordination. But when Obama fires him (that means fires his top general on the ground) he will have to face criticism that he undermines the war effort. As said a senior Obama administration official: “It is a real dilemma.” Whether McChrystal will be fired or just replaced, defence officials say they have confidence a suitable replacement could be found.

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