POLITICS: If History Is a Guide, McChrystal Is Gone

If you're placing bets on whether Stanley McChrystal will be out of a job tomorrow, history suggests he'll be fired. NPR rounds up examples:

• Abraham Lincoln: He finally had to relieve George McClellan of his duties because the general refused again and again orders to attack. McClellan also called Lincoln a "well-meaning baboon" in a letter.


• Harry Truman: He showed the popular Douglas MacArthur the door because the general was "unable to give his wholehearted support to the policies of the United States.”
  (I was just thinking about this one this morning, MacArthur was dismissed for less compared McChrystal)


• Jimmy Carter: He fired John K. Singlaub after the general criticized the decision to remove troops from the Korean peninsula.

BTW... I had written an article during the 2008 election, that based on History, Hillary or a woman would win. History was wrong on that one, but it could turn around if Hillary or Palin runs in 2012!