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...
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!
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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…
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?"
@@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
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!
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
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.
-- 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.
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!
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.
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.
@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
An anti-Trump Democratic-aligned political action committee advised by retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal is planning to deploy an information warfare tool that reportedly received initial funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon’s secretive research arm -- transforming technology originally envisioned as a way to fight we the people to benefit Joe Biden.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Brad Pitt got the weird running form down pat
anybody here from "War Machine" ?
Yep
From Brazil here!
ihurricane7 mhmm..
Affirmative!
ihurricane7 lol I love that movie
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...
Thank you for your service! I’m a huge McChrystal fan, I hope you enjoyed his books as much as I did.
I see you saw the movie “War Machine”
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!
I RESPECT HIM AND YOU TOO
Liar
Straight talking person not like those politicians who never give you straight answers.
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.
Brad Pitt nailed it. Love the running style.
I noticed a lot of the military runs like this. Especially special operators. The “funny posture” is a way of saving energy while running
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
Who's here after war machine?
MrQuelowhat me
McChrystal is a military genius, we would of not got Bin Laden without his planning and preparation during the war.
BULLSHIT - Hadj bin Laden died 10 years ago. Are you insane?
Ya think Capt Obvious
He's a real man.
He's a real war criminal!
@Tony lmao you almost made me choke
@@freebee8221How so? I admit we shouldn't have been in Iraq and Afghanistan.
@@robertisham5279 or any other country there either
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.
Good for you General
Cool story, child
Any general fired by obama is a great general.
I did not serve under this commander but in my opinion he was one of the best we had in Afghanistan.
Cool story.
General McMahon sure looks different in this interview
McCrystal
A living legend. A man of honour and integrity. A soldier's soldier. Respect from England.
Just watched War Machine. And now i know why people call Obama a bad leader. Man.
Sir, I wish you were still around so I could salute you for your honorable service to the armed forces.
He's not dead
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.
Except for the fact that Rolling Stone wasn't biased, they showed it how it went down
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.
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!
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…
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?"
@@mataloce so true.
@@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
So many words from a craven incel
Came here through War Machine. You can just see the purity in him
2:58 extremelyyyy well measured and thoughtful response
Just watched War Machine. What a guy. He has my huge respect.
Wow, really? That was your conclusion after seeing that movie?
Sj0rs You do realize most of the movie was satire right?
Do you understand what satire is? Because the movie being satire does not mean it is untrue.
Maxim: It is not that hard you know. Kids can do it.
Cool story! What other failed generals are you one of the few to lift up?
Brad pitt captured the attitude and manner really well
He endorsed biden for 'president'.
I'm left wondering how he feels about that now?
We are all supportive of bidens decision to finally pull out of Afghanistan.
who else watching to see if the original is as moronic as Brad Pitt's portrayal
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!
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
probably because they based themselvs more on the book
nothing wrong with being a mongoloid.
That’s Hollywood for you. It was an entertaining film but anything they politically disagree with, they will satirically destroy it.
It wasn't a documentary, so why would you expect it to be accurate? They didn't even use the same name.
It wasn't a bio. Sure, it was heavily inspired by him, but the main message was a different one.
Chapeau bas
RIP Michael Hastings
This guy is a real man, they don't make them like him anymore. Everyone that served with him loved him.
Obama was and is a traitor. There's no shame in being fired by a traitor like that.
Nearly all U.S. presidents are all traitors! Took you long enough to realize that😂
@@alansampedro7661How are they traitors?
Stanley was a wonderful officer. A leader we can all look up to.
He was very immature and disrespectful though
Immature disrespectful and a murderer of American people
@@JohnSmith-pg9nsHow so?
As a Dems, I hate Joe Biden too sir.
this doesn't age well
I believe that the terrorists groups are not self-rising forces. Without supporting rich countries, these ruthless groups can’t operate.
Brad Pitt had his run down to a tee...
dandre davenport yup lol
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.
-- 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.
they didn't lie, though.
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!
That's not how the military works. Officers (by UCMJ) are not allowed to show disrespect towards elected civilian leaders.
An amazing man.
The comments were not just heard. They were recorded.
He's definitely entitled to his opinion but he should have kept it to himself I would have done the interview
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.
And not a mention of Michael Hastings?
For what reason, in January 2013?
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.
This is the same guy that tried to cover up Pat Tillman's death right?
we all die. drama only surrounds our process.
Trump should rehire him. I like winners
That is a True General right there
Whatever that means, little one
@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
An anti-Trump Democratic-aligned political action committee advised by retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal is planning to deploy an information warfare tool that reportedly received initial funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon’s secretive research arm -- transforming technology originally envisioned as a way to fight we the people to benefit Joe Biden.
But testing Raytheon devices on civilians is alright in order to place these tools on the ground in Afghanistan?
This makes the movie war machine so much funnier.
My man got cancelled before it was cool.
💪
"War Machine" harika bir filmdi ve bu adamı harika canlandırmıştı Brad Pitt
hahaha the arm swing... it wasn't far off
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.
War machine brought me here
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.
And we lost one Navy seal
McChrystal comes across as a corporate shill. js
What would have happened if he was the president
Did you guys forget "The Runaway General?"
Brutally honest
Nobama in action again.
what happened to Michael Hastings huh McChrystal?
Brad Pitt sounded and acted nothing like this guy
Anyone came after reading Dirty Wars😳
Just a few to count...
Just here after watching Joe Rogan 😮
Gran patriota
What a great general
Strong children at 4:14
Wait he was anti torture??
he runs like a 6 year old
Karma after what he did to Major Grant
So fluffy
Traitor!!!
Haha Brad Pitt nailed that trot
😂😂😂 dude actually runs like that 😂
The clueless general
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.
I'll Buy you 35 T in Debt...How Much Private Wealth (as a group who not volunteer) can you muster 5 B 😂😂😂😂😂
Yeah but he is total comedy of errors.
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.
Obama 😂😂
What a joke
He doesn't run that funny or weird. Dammit the media lied again! Can't they ever tell the truth about anything?
2 million tons of b9mbs dropped on cambodia for peace by USA..
This guy was a tool. Hastings was a hero.
Odd kind of dude
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.