Gen. Stanley McChrystal: The Good, Bad, and Ugly

General Stanley McChrystal played a key role in forging U.S. strategy in the fighting in Afghanistan. However he's also know for his well-publicized fall from grace. National security correspondent David Martin reports.

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  • @ihurricane7
    @ihurricane77 жыл бұрын

    anybody here from "War Machine" ?

  • @Umid25

    @Umid25

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yep

  • @tuliovinicius1210

    @tuliovinicius1210

    7 жыл бұрын

    From Brazil here!

  • @niner98

    @niner98

    7 жыл бұрын

    ihurricane7 mhmm..

  • @sazianasazi1182

    @sazianasazi1182

    7 жыл бұрын

    Affirmative!

  • @wokinmale4184

    @wokinmale4184

    6 жыл бұрын

    ihurricane7 lol I love that movie

  • @withoutlimits16
    @withoutlimits167 жыл бұрын

    Brad Pitt got the weird running form down pat

  • @jimsnyder2978
    @jimsnyder29783 жыл бұрын

    Hands down the best officer and man I ever had the pleasure serving for/with... Never asked you to do something he wouldn't do himself and didn't believe in...

  • @mlgerab

    @mlgerab

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your service! I’m a huge McChrystal fan, I hope you enjoyed his books as much as I did.

  • @3a.m.dreaming

    @3a.m.dreaming

    Жыл бұрын

    I see you saw the movie “War Machine”

  • @scootertooter6874

    @scootertooter6874

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm not probably aligned with Gen McCrystal politically (I'm likely a bit more conservative), but as a 29-year military veteran including service in OIF/OEF/HOA...he remains a tremendously motivating leader, and his status as a patriot and great American is unquestioned in my mind. Razor -sharp guy!

  • @jorgetejada1181

    @jorgetejada1181

    9 ай бұрын

    I RESPECT HIM AND YOU TOO

  • @Pastmistakes414

    @Pastmistakes414

    8 ай бұрын

    Liar

  • @MrQuelowhat
    @MrQuelowhat7 жыл бұрын

    Who's here after war machine?

  • @TheBigfranco1

    @TheBigfranco1

    7 жыл бұрын

    MrQuelowhat me

  • @ReiThaKing
    @ReiThaKing7 жыл бұрын

    Brad Pitt nailed it. Love the running style.

  • @vbobie21

    @vbobie21

    2 ай бұрын

    I noticed a lot of the military runs like this. Especially special operators. The “funny posture” is a way of saving energy while running

  • @samo8817
    @samo881710 жыл бұрын

    McChrystal is a military genius, we would of not got Bin Laden without his planning and preparation during the war.

  • @annebastian6506

    @annebastian6506

    9 жыл бұрын

    BULLSHIT - Hadj bin Laden died 10 years ago. Are you insane?

  • @Eric-kk5bn

    @Eric-kk5bn

    Ай бұрын

    Ya think Capt Obvious

  • @sanghuynh1330
    @sanghuynh13305 жыл бұрын

    Straight talking person not like those politicians who never give you straight answers.

  • @mlgerab
    @mlgerab2 жыл бұрын

    Biggest badass in the modern Army. Did you see the way he smiled when he said he brought kids in their 20s with piercings on their faces to analyze intelligence and tell operators what to do? He relished that 😂😂 then he went down to say they were just as patriotic as anyone in the room. This is the way of the new Army, at least it should’ve been.

  • @earljohnson2676
    @earljohnson26762 жыл бұрын

    I served in Iraq when he was in charge it was a honor n privilege never got the chance to even see him . The one day my company meet him we where tasked with a security escort n missed it . Geeze I was so mad and we almost got blown up that day . That would of been the icing on the cake

  • @bennychan9367
    @bennychan93676 жыл бұрын

    He's a real man.

  • @freebee8221

    @freebee8221

    4 жыл бұрын

    He's a real war criminal!

  • @miniard11b

    @miniard11b

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Tony lmao you almost made me choke

  • @pontiacGXPfan
    @pontiacGXPfan11 жыл бұрын

    I remember sharing this with my mom and stepfather when it happened. One of the more entertaining conversations i've ever had with people. This was the only guy to ever refer to VP Biden as "Vice-President Bite-Me". That was one of a few memorable things i've read in Rolling Stone magazine.

  • @karenkrambeck5418

    @karenkrambeck5418

    Жыл бұрын

    Good for you General

  • @Pastmistakes414

    @Pastmistakes414

    8 ай бұрын

    Cool story, child

  • @120masterpiece
    @120masterpiece7 жыл бұрын

    Any general fired by obama is a great general.

  • @hockeyprogoalie
    @hockeyprogoalie7 жыл бұрын

    General McMahon sure looks different in this interview

  • @edwardgoering1237

    @edwardgoering1237

    3 жыл бұрын

    McCrystal

  • @stevehartley6479
    @stevehartley64799 жыл бұрын

    Sir, I wish you were still around so I could salute you for your honorable service to the armed forces.

  • @rugby309

    @rugby309

    5 жыл бұрын

    He's not dead

  • @bellcrosswolfstein1942
    @bellcrosswolfstein19425 жыл бұрын

    Just watched War Machine. And now i know why people call Obama a bad leader. Man.

  • @boomshizzIe
    @boomshizzIe7 жыл бұрын

    2:58 extremelyyyy well measured and thoughtful response

  • @mattkelly2004
    @mattkelly20045 жыл бұрын

    I did not serve under this commander but in my opinion he was one of the best we had in Afghanistan.

  • @Pastmistakes414

    @Pastmistakes414

    8 ай бұрын

    Cool story.

  • @cj18333
    @cj183332 жыл бұрын

    An Honest Man that viewed his life's purpose was to serve others. If that article hadn't came out he would have been elected President.

  • @KevinTatum88
    @KevinTatum886 жыл бұрын

    Just watched "WAR MACHINE"and I most bluntly have to say/admit....the movie itself was entertaining in a way(if ya have no knowledge whatsoever of the War in Afganistan(the facts),General McChrystal, nor our Country's and it's civilian rights and liberties throughout history) ....but, I would be dishonest to admit after researching General McChrystal and now having seen some liberal-fied directed/written satire comedy/drama influenced by McChrystal, it truly and nationally saddens me to see some arrogant/ignorant Rolling Stone's writer(whom only selfishly created the article for his own success,which if you know, only created a satire of himself in return realistically) shamelessly attempt to bring down such an honorable man of his country, to whom has devoted his entire life to saving us from foreign threats and a far more threatening ongoing War, be trashed and made into some Hollywood sleight of hand "whatever b.s. Hollywood and R.S. have made into some joke"(merely and simply because both in present years run out of actual decency and originality, so they either focus on bios and toilet articles like Hasting's crap, unaware of the fact they have lost their humanity for their country and the ones out there actually trying to help this country and not laugh about it! But hey, what do I know, I'm no Hasting's nor work for Rolling Stones nor any other liberal centered media,wink, thank god for that!

  • @mataloce

    @mataloce

    2 жыл бұрын

    I just watched it, and I guess you are just missing the point… the movie doesn’t portray the general as stupid, the movie portrays US army as squared thinkers who can’t see outside the box… and the fact that you say that the general was protecting you from “foreign threats”… bro… it was USA itself who armed al-quaeda… (to stop Soviet Union) … it was USA itself who armed FSR who then became ISIS… it was USA who armed the FSL who the. Became ISIL… is the poor to none knowledge about the geopolitics that surrounds you that makes you create the same threats that then you are “afraid” of…

  • @Mansardian

    @Mansardian

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have to agree with @mataloce: It is not really about McChrystal. It is about the attitude of the US in general. I think many also missed the essence of the controversy between Europe and the US. The British officer questioning the point of McMahon's operation. The German politician (great: Tilda Swinton, what a fantastic job! The accent was so authentic! I'm saying this as a German native speaker!) confronting McMahon with...well, the truth. And even now, so many Americans are still talking about "threats" out there that the US military need to protect them from... Let me be frank with you: The last real threat you had to deal with were the Japanese. Not even the Russians, as they always REACTED to things the US had done before. Cuba? Just a Soviet reaction to US-missiles in Turkey. That's something the film wanted to transmit at the end, by saying "we are creating new enemies, all on behalf of Americas security. What does that say about us?"

  • @Mansardian

    @Mansardian

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mataloce so true.

  • @prestonross6942

    @prestonross6942

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mataloce Actually it was Obama who prematurely leaving Iraq and letting all the guys we bagged over there out of Camp Bucca. In his own words,"I will see all of you in New York". Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim Al-Badri aka Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi! I was in and out of Iraq for over 6 years. I know what I'm talking about. The SOFA agreement was pure political BS! Maliki wanted us to stay and keep around 10,000 combat soldiers,fixed Aiw wing and rotary wing, and certain Special Operations assets in Balad Air Base, to make sure Iraq kept on the positive track it was on after the Surge and bringing the Sunnis back into the government with the Sons of Iraq movement. The Dora Market area of the Rashid District in Baghdad was the largest place of commerce and business. All Christian, Shia, and Sunnis had opened back up for business and were doing better than they all had done in over 50 years. The Sectarian violence completely disappeared and people's lives began to improve with finances and the overall renovation of the infrastructure. They were begging us not to leave. Biden even made the remark to Obama that they could take this foreign policy success and make it their own! That tells you everything you need to know and already know about Biden. Obama though, had to make the point that he was fulfilling one of his campaign promises to remove all troops by 2011. The Asymmetrical Warfare Group that was on the ground warned Obama, that things were just beginning to normalize in Iraq and if he pulled everyone out prematurely that things would spiral back out of control. The government was now free to breathe and really establish a strong national Army that would truly be able to fight on its own and to keep the influence of the Mullahs in Iran away from the positive growth within the government. We had pretty much exterminated Al-Qaeda's presence in the country by either killing them or capturing. We intercepted intelligence that reported that Al-Qaeda felt that Iraq was a lost cause for them and a waste of resources and it was time to move on to other countries that lacked a strong central government and cooperation with its people. So, thanks Obama and that group called the Islamic state in Syria or the Levant, turned out to be more than the JV Team for Al-Qaeda! SMH

  • @Pastmistakes414

    @Pastmistakes414

    8 ай бұрын

    So many words from a craven incel

  • @UTubeMe1001
    @UTubeMe10017 жыл бұрын

    Just watched War Machine. What a guy. He has my huge respect.

  • @Sj0rs

    @Sj0rs

    7 жыл бұрын

    Wow, really? That was your conclusion after seeing that movie?

  • @ezekielelliot21hunnitzeket49

    @ezekielelliot21hunnitzeket49

    7 жыл бұрын

    Sj0rs You do realize most of the movie was satire right?

  • @Sj0rs

    @Sj0rs

    7 жыл бұрын

    Do you understand what satire is? Because the movie being satire does not mean it is untrue.

  • @Fedeleness

    @Fedeleness

    5 жыл бұрын

    Maxim: It is not that hard you know. Kids can do it.

  • @Pastmistakes414

    @Pastmistakes414

    8 ай бұрын

    Cool story! What other failed generals are you one of the few to lift up?

  • @kantnklaar
    @kantnklaar4 жыл бұрын

    Came here through War Machine. You can just see the purity in him

  • @bathysphere1070
    @bathysphere10705 жыл бұрын

    The lesson is never invite the press. They are totally biased and no matter how excellently you have carried out your job, they will nevertheless write a hit piece against you. Obama was a fool to dismiss this general because of his expertise. When the Syria issue came up, this general could have been tapped to tackle the problems there.

  • @SF7PAKISTAN

    @SF7PAKISTAN

    2 жыл бұрын

    Except for the fact that Rolling Stone wasn't biased, they showed it how it went down

  • @johndoyle486
    @johndoyle4869 ай бұрын

    Stanley was a wonderful officer. A leader we can all look up to.

  • @JohnSmith-pg9ns

    @JohnSmith-pg9ns

    4 ай бұрын

    He was very immature and disrespectful though

  • @kaashee

    @kaashee

    2 ай бұрын

    Immature disrespectful and a murderer of American people

  • @prestonross6942
    @prestonross69422 жыл бұрын

    You have to become more savage than your enemy to win! That is the real sacrifice of a combat soldier. You have to go over to the dark side! That's why no matter what a piece of you dies. When you finally come home the person you were was left behind dead on the battlefield! That's what civilians will never understand!

  • @sharbelabdo
    @sharbelabdo7 жыл бұрын

    Chapeau bas

  • @vinceb8041
    @vinceb80413 жыл бұрын

    Brad pitt captured the attitude and manner really well

  • @systemrecords9708
    @systemrecords97082 ай бұрын

    This guy is a real man, they don't make them like him anymore. Everyone that served with him loved him.

  • @sentinel501
    @sentinel5017 жыл бұрын

    The fault was really with the General's staff. They are certainly entitled to their own opinions on the civilian leadership. But now they have to live with the fact that their carelessness with the reporter forced their boss to an early retirement.

  • @mikexxxmilly
    @mikexxxmilly3 жыл бұрын

    This is the same interviewer that made a joke about a Medal of Honor recipients situation. He has that grin like everything is a big joke

  • @rup54

    @rup54

    2 жыл бұрын

    a smirk

  • @ThunderAppeal
    @ThunderAppeal2 жыл бұрын

    He endorsed biden for 'president'. I'm left wondering how he feels about that now?

  • @brandonsouza3742

    @brandonsouza3742

    2 жыл бұрын

    We are all supportive of bidens decision to finally pull out of Afghanistan.

  • @2hot2handle65
    @2hot2handle656 жыл бұрын

    Damn. They even got his running form down to the letter.

  • @pretzelstick320

    @pretzelstick320

    4 жыл бұрын

    Probably one of the few accuracies

  • @ihurricane7
    @ihurricane77 жыл бұрын

    I don't think the movie did a good job portraying this general. the movie makes him look out to be some mongoloid by in reality is a very well spoken and articulate person

  • @TVComercialProducer

    @TVComercialProducer

    4 жыл бұрын

    probably because they based themselvs more on the book

  • @yonggyunkim2553

    @yonggyunkim2553

    3 жыл бұрын

    nothing wrong with being a mongoloid.

  • @mikexxxmilly

    @mikexxxmilly

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s Hollywood for you. It was an entertaining film but anything they politically disagree with, they will satirically destroy it.

  • @fight2flyphoto

    @fight2flyphoto

    2 жыл бұрын

    It wasn't a documentary, so why would you expect it to be accurate? They didn't even use the same name.

  • @Mansardian

    @Mansardian

    2 жыл бұрын

    It wasn't a bio. Sure, it was heavily inspired by him, but the main message was a different one.

  • @Gantenbeyn
    @Gantenbeyn7 жыл бұрын

    who else watching to see if the original is as moronic as Brad Pitt's portrayal

  • @habibrasolsafi8693
    @habibrasolsafi86935 жыл бұрын

    I believe that the terrorists groups are not self-rising forces. Without supporting rich countries, these ruthless groups can’t operate.

  • @smalliebiggs3836
    @smalliebiggs3836 Жыл бұрын

    An amazing man.

  • @Bigboybronco
    @Bigboybronco7 жыл бұрын

    Brad Pitt had his run down to a tee...

  • @wokinmale4184

    @wokinmale4184

    6 жыл бұрын

    dandre davenport yup lol

  • @laurencelikestopgun
    @laurencelikestopgun11 жыл бұрын

    As a Dems, I hate Joe Biden too sir.

  • @coooll56

    @coooll56

    2 жыл бұрын

    this doesn't age well

  • @jaywarrenclark6263
    @jaywarrenclark62636 жыл бұрын

    No one here questions the wars themselves. The whole thing is about a never ending fight over different opinions about strategy! But one thing we must not do; we meat not question American wars of aggression! Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!

  • @Brovillion559
    @Brovillion559Ай бұрын

    The comments were not just heard. They were recorded.

  • @sk8ordie20047
    @sk8ordie200477 жыл бұрын

    we all die. drama only surrounds our process.

  • @DJDeezyThaTruth
    @DJDeezyThaTruth7 жыл бұрын

    -- Awww 😞 ... I blame the "Anti-War Hippies" at Rolling Stone, for only writing an article in their twisted point of view vs the soul of the soldiers and troops.

  • @Mansardian

    @Mansardian

    2 жыл бұрын

    they didn't lie, though.

  • @enesatas3378
    @enesatas33782 жыл бұрын

    "War Machine" harika bir filmdi ve bu adamı harika canlandırmıştı Brad Pitt

  • @roberttaylor9611
    @roberttaylor96112 жыл бұрын

    This makes the movie war machine so much funnier.

  • @ahs0404
    @ahs040411 жыл бұрын

    That's not how the military works. Officers (by UCMJ) are not allowed to show disrespect towards elected civilian leaders.

  • @GZA036
    @GZA0366 жыл бұрын

    hahaha the arm swing... it wasn't far off

  • @illvizuals5690
    @illvizuals56906 жыл бұрын

    Did you guys forget "The Runaway General?"

  • @projekt679
    @projekt6795 жыл бұрын

    He wants to talk about leadership but what about one of the key components such as loyalty? Guys like this move up and they think they’re god. He needed to be removed especially with the many sheep that follow him in a god like fashion.

  • @josron6088
    @josron60885 жыл бұрын

    He's definitely entitled to his opinion but he should have kept it to himself I would have done the interview

  • @shahzebkhan6122
    @shahzebkhan61225 жыл бұрын

    Brutally honest

  • @younghannibal7434
    @younghannibal74346 жыл бұрын

    Strong children at 4:14

  • @io92zack2
    @io92zack2 Жыл бұрын

    This is the same guy that tried to cover up Pat Tillman's death right?

  • @jesserodriguez8504
    @jesserodriguez8504 Жыл бұрын

    That is a True General right there

  • @Pastmistakes414

    @Pastmistakes414

    8 ай бұрын

    Whatever that means, little one

  • @jesserodriguez8504

    @jesserodriguez8504

    8 ай бұрын

    @Pastmistakes414 you're probably a fan of the current cuck in charge that wanted to work with the Taliban for peaceful resolve and did know what happened little one

  • @JeRuJoHn1994
    @JeRuJoHn19947 жыл бұрын

    War machine brought me here

  • @nurannoraarrowood1000
    @nurannoraarrowood10005 жыл бұрын

    And we lost one Navy seal

  • @fazil2789
    @fazil27894 жыл бұрын

    Anyone came after reading Dirty Wars😳

  • @aknsd2009
    @aknsd200911 жыл бұрын

    I am not defending Obama but the Constitution and democracy. The honorable thing to do was step down if you cannot support legally elected officials, otherwise we are nothing but a banana republic run by generals. Truman fired MacArthur, and Lincoln fired almost all his generals. Disrespect by the military of elected officials should not be tolerated in a democracy. We should all thank him for his service, but also demand that he to the honorable thing.

  • @gavin4981
    @gavin4981 Жыл бұрын

    Just a few to count...

  • @wrathofme03
    @wrathofme0310 жыл бұрын

    what happened to Michael Hastings huh McChrystal?

  • @BusyBasaz
    @BusyBasaz3 жыл бұрын

    My man got cancelled before it was cool.

  • @oswurth8774

    @oswurth8774

    7 ай бұрын

    💪

  • @seoulman2743
    @seoulman27436 жыл бұрын

    And not a mention of Michael Hastings?

  • @YTmurphy

    @YTmurphy

    4 жыл бұрын

    For what reason, in January 2013?

  • @oldandtiredshouldberetired3436
    @oldandtiredshouldberetired34366 жыл бұрын

    But testing Raytheon devices on civilians is alright in order to place these tools on the ground in Afghanistan?

  • @bmiller9456
    @bmiller94566 жыл бұрын

    Here's a real leader. Not a perfect man, but a real leader. It's sad that the Obama Administration was overly sensitive, and that a Rolling Stone reporter could only tell a slanted story (the author hated the Afghanistan War in part due to the death of his fiancee there ( www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/michael-hastings-rolling-stone-contributor-dead-at-33-20130618). Compare this to George Patton's frequent episodes of "mis-speaking" and you realize two things: first, that the remarks at a staff dinner are not really very offensive, and, second, that war leaders will often have a side that grates on a soft public. That's part of what makes them effective war leaders.

  • @JayDillon-mm6yv
    @JayDillon-mm6yv6 жыл бұрын

    Obama was and is a traitor. There's no shame in being fired by a traitor like that.

  • @alansampedro7661

    @alansampedro7661

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nearly all U.S. presidents are all traitors! Took you long enough to realize that😂

  • @gulfflier4700
    @gulfflier4700 Жыл бұрын

    Nobama in action again.

  • @pantslizard
    @pantslizard6 жыл бұрын

    McChrystal comes across as a corporate shill. js

  • @AndresBarba22
    @AndresBarba2226 күн бұрын

    Just here after watching Joe Rogan 😮

  • @jordanrioscreations
    @jordanrioscreations2 жыл бұрын

    Brad Pitt sounded and acted nothing like this guy

  • @sergioal34
    @sergioal342 жыл бұрын

    Gran patriota

  • @tozoluruo
    @tozoluruo Жыл бұрын

    What would have happened if he was the president

  • @TheHelghast1138
    @TheHelghast11387 жыл бұрын

    What a great general

  • @9000yugioh
    @9000yugioh5 жыл бұрын

    Wait he was anti torture??

  • @Nuh-zd5py
    @Nuh-zd5py2 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂 dude actually runs like that 😂

  • @PaulVisionLee
    @PaulVisionLee6 ай бұрын

    Kind of shocking that nobody even brings up the bs he put Pat Tillman’s family through. To not give a mother her closure after her son dies is disgusting. This man isn’t a hero, he’s a propaganda bullshitter.

  • @ryanbradley3100
    @ryanbradley31006 жыл бұрын

    Trump should rehire him. I like winners

  • @unreliableproductions1507
    @unreliableproductions15076 жыл бұрын

    Haha Brad Pitt nailed that trot

  • @jaredtomochak4946
    @jaredtomochak49465 жыл бұрын

    Karma after what he did to Major Grant

  • @marbito11
    @marbito1111 жыл бұрын

    he runs like a 6 year old

  • @markcunningham6562
    @markcunningham65623 жыл бұрын

    Traitor!!!

  • @sancho7863
    @sancho78636 жыл бұрын

    I actually really loved obama despite his foreign failings--because i appreciate centrism in politics--but i also really love mcchrystal. He was on of our best. Very unfortunate things turned out the way they did.

  • @michaelburn1260
    @michaelburn12605 жыл бұрын

    The uniforms of the American military are so gregariously ugly. I understand why a fighting soldier would wear clothes the put utility before any kind of aesthetics but come on give the generals some fancy threads. Napoleon understood the importance of the presentation for the leader. He would either dress down and wear his Grey overcoat or be in the uniform of the imperial guard. He did this to stand out and set himself apart from the rest of his men while giving himself a greater individuality thus encouraging his troops to see him as special. Thus increasing loyalty and growing the legend.

  • @michaelheery7427
    @michaelheery74274 жыл бұрын

    2 million tons of b9mbs dropped on cambodia for peace by USA..

  • @leyroy1980
    @leyroy1980 Жыл бұрын

    Obama 😂😂 What a joke

  • @rajbanwait325
    @rajbanwait3255 ай бұрын

    I'll Buy you 35 T in Debt...How Much Private Wealth (as a group who not volunteer) can you muster 5 B 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @theupsndowns8161
    @theupsndowns81617 жыл бұрын

    Odd kind of dude

  • @mebeanonymousonytube
    @mebeanonymousonytube11 жыл бұрын

    Yeah but he is total comedy of errors.

  • @TheSpiritOfTheTimes
    @TheSpiritOfTheTimes6 жыл бұрын

    This guy was a tool. Hastings was a hero.

  • @stephenschlacks5743
    @stephenschlacks57433 жыл бұрын

    What a sellout! I wonder what they have hanging over his head for him to take a 180 on his views. Young girls, boys? Who knows, maybe just money.

  • @GAME4WAR
    @GAME4WAR3 жыл бұрын

    He doesn't run that funny or weird. Dammit the media lied again! Can't they ever tell the truth about anything?