In the Arena

The Friends of Stanley McChrystal

Spencer Ackerman has been doing some terrific reporting on the military over at the Washington Independent. Here’s his latest, about two special ops Admirals–friends of General McChrystal–deeply involved in the Afghan strategy review.

McChrystal has gradually put a personal, special ops stamp on his staff in Kabul–which, given the nature of the war in Afghanistan, is probably a pretty good thing.

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