I don't think anybody has suggested that McChrystal should be court martialed over this...(or even suffer a reduction in rank)
Apparently he's planning to retire, (which is understandable, he's already a four star, and obviously further career advancement in the army is now out of the question. Why should he toil away in some obscure dead end post when he can go into the private sector and no doubt make a pile of money as a consultant? Also probably write a book....)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/ar ... c7ARFB2gGg(AFP) – 51 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — US General Stanley McChrystal plans to retire from the military after he was sacked last week as the commander of NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, an army spokesman said Monday.
"He told the army today he's going to retire," Colonel Thomas Collins told AFP.
McChrystal was forced to step down after he and his aides showed disdain for administration civilian officials in a Rolling Stone magazine profile.
The four-star general told the office that manages general officers that he would retire but has not yet submitted formal paperwork and it remained unclear how much more time he had in uniform, Collins added.
Obama has nominated General David Petraeus, credited with salvaging the US war in Iraq, to replace McChrystal at the Kabul headquarters.
Lawmakers predicted Petraeus will be easily confirmed by the US Senate, with hearings on his nomination due to start on Tuesday.
I'm a larf riot.