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Sen. Kerry: McChrystal-Rolling Stone Ought Not Distract from ‘Mission at hand”
Sen. John F. Kerry
What was that ‘mission at hand’ again?
Kerry Statement On McChrystal Rolling Stone Profile
“Give the President and his national security team the space to decide what is in the best interest of our mission”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement today in response to Rolling Stone’s profile of General McChrystal:
“When General McChrystal called me this morning, I emphasized that my concern is our policy in Afghanistan and what it will take to be successful there. I respect General McChrystal as a soldier and always have. What’s most important is the 94,000 American troops serving in harm’s way in Afghanistan . Their safety and their mission should be the priority we stay focused on above all else. The Commander in Chief and his national security team, including his top commander on the ground, must have confidence in each other and confidence in the path forward in Afghanistan . It would be a grave mistake to allow this unfolding news drama to distract anyone from the mission at hand. Now is not the time for Washington to be sidetracked by chatter. Everyone needs to take a deep breath and give the President and his national security team the space to decide what is in the best interest of our mission, and to have their face-to-face discussion tomorrow without a premature Washington feeding frenzy.”
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Posted by Yanira Farray on Jun 22 2010, With 0 Reads, Filed under Corruption, Foreign Relations, Politics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
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Yeah, read that book, ‘Fortunate Son’ and in the book I read about John Kerry also. Have to believe him now from the perspective of the author of the book and him being in the same ward. Tough man that refused the morphine injections.
Ever seen a $100,000 part with the same serial number as the next one? Makes your eyes bug out when you see it. makes the past and future paperwork on both of them ‘grow’ too.