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A Brief History of General Stanley McChrystal’s Departure

What finally cost him the job?

Calvin Trillin

July 1, 2010

Commanding General McChrystal, Mistaking blather for his pistol, Shot many cheap shots from the hip. The ricochet from all that prattle Then drove McChrystal from the battle, Severely wounded by his lip.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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