A Possible Explanation

George Will isn't convinced that our strategy in Afghanistan makes sense. Go here to see his article in the Boston Herald. Will says:

The American undertaking in Afghanistan is a fool’s errand.

This view leads Will to the following analysis of the McChrystal/Afghanistan situation:

McChrystal’s disrespectful flippancies, and the chorus of equally disdainful comments from the unpleasant subordinates he has chosen to have around him, emanate from the toxic conditions that result when the military’s can-do culture collides with a cannot-be-done assignment.