Fearing The Ego

 


A reader writes:

I am writing from Afghanistan as a Special Forces operator.  I have a staff job at the moment, so I'm working a desk that has allowed me to follow the fallout from the McChrystal article.  I have to say, this whole thing has been absolutely baffling. It is all everyone - and I mean everyone - is talking about here.  I read your initial response, and although I know you are blogging in the heat of the moment, I think your initial reaction - in particular the extrapolation...