5 Quotes & Sayings By Stanley A Mcchrystal

Stanley A. McChrystal is a graduate of West Point and was a Captain in the U.S. Army before resigning upon his appointment as a special envoy to Afghanistan. He served as a Special Operations Officer in Iraq, and as a Commander of Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula, which led the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan Read more

In 2009, he was appointed as the first Commander of all American and NATO forces in Afghanistan by President Obama, serving until the end of 2011. In early 2012, McChrystal was promoted to four-star general and appointed as the four-star leader of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan, where he remained until December 2014.

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The eight years of war since 9/11 had meant several Christmases away from home for most of these men. For soldiers at war, there's comforting continuity in the traditions and inevitability of Christmas. Stanley A. McChrystal
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Strength is leading when you just don't want to lead. Stanley A. McChrystal
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I think every war certainly wears on national will and national patience, particularly a counterinsurgency. Stanley A. McChrystal
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I'm not good at eating small meals. Some people can sit down and be very disciplined. When I sit down at a meal, I sort of eat everything I can reach. I know medical people say that's exactly the wrong formula, but I've made it this far. Stanley A. McChrystal