They might reasonably have concluded that it is, instead, Mr. Kerry whose competence to lead the Nation in this war is open to serious question.

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It is hard to imagine that McChrystal's decision to open his doors to Rolling Stone was a calculated move to blow the lid off of the mirage of strategic competence surrounding the "good war" in Afghanistan.

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