attribute who the quotes are to in this particular article because i think mcchrystal has a record of 30 years close to his troops. why on his 33rd wedding anniversary and his wife comes to visit in paris he takes his wife and the whole team america to kitty o shea s in paris and they get drunk and talk to this reporter? i ve been there. let me make this point. these guys, mcchrystal and his team, clearly did not get very good advice about sitting down and giving this kind of exposure so a freelance reporter from rolling stone magazine. when i was in iraq we got approached all the time by glossy magazines who want to come in and do these profile pieces. these reporters have not interested in the relationships and the beat they are covering. two, they have a long lead time. so they are not reporting news as it s breaking so the only way this piece becomes relevant if there is something juicy in