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Posted on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 6:10 am
What do you think about the BK and DQ getting taken out of Afghanistan?
Burger King, Pizza Hut, and Dairy Queen have been removed from the major bases in Aghanistan, along with first run movies. This is part of General McChrystal’s philosophy that “this is a war zone, not an amusement park.” General McChrystal is also a fan of soldiers driving around in non-armored vehicles and even wants them to take their body armor off as “Afghan’s do not wear body armor.” (I’m dead serious, look it up.)
There are things I like about McChrystal. The man was special forces, and a Ranger. His “insurgent math” (10 insurgents + kill 2 of them = 20 insurgents) is just the reality of what we face over there. I think his hardcore-ness will be an inspiration to some (probably already hardcore) guys. I think others use stuff like a cholesterol laden whopper as an important emotional link to home. But what do you think?
As much as it pains me to say it(as prior-service enlisted), I agree with his reasoning behind removing the Burger King, etc. He was right when he said “how can my headquarters staff be doing there job as efficiently as possible, with all those distractions”. I couldn’t find any reference to him being a fan of non-armored vehicles. He did however say that “HE” doesn’t wear body armor when he’s in the villages talking to people, because he feels it will put him more on their level.
In all I would be proud to serve under him if I was still active duty. It would be nice to have a General that actually tries to understand what’s actually happening on the ground, instead of sitting in his comfy office 24hrs a day.
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