i know secretary gates feels the exact same way. >> lots to talk about tonight with colonel lawrence wilkerson, former chief of staff at the state department during secretary powell's tenure. currently the visiting professor at the college of william and mary in virginia. joining us tonight from washington. colonel, good evening. >> good evening, keith. >> obviously it's insubordinate, but in military sense, does this qualify as insubordination? >> keith, this reminds me of what secretary defense marshall -- george marshall said after the firing of mcarthur by truman. he said a military man may be made very easily to feel sorry for himself, particularly if he's in a disagreeable and dangerous situation in which he's exerted a maximum effort for a long time. >> mm-hmm. >> that's a very good description of mcchrystal, i think. apparently from this article he feels beleaguered and besieged by not only our ambassador in kabul, but the administration in washington. i don't think under those