BU Now » US Armed Forces http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 General summoned to White House http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/06/22/general-summoned-to-white-house/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/06/22/general-summoned-to-white-house/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:26:05 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=6046 Gen. Stanley McChrystalThe commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal (r.), has been summoned to the White House to explain in person some controversial public remarks he made which were critical of the Obama administration.  Political science Professor Graham Wilson, author of “Only in America? American Politics in Comparative Perspective,” says presidential power is cumulative and so is its loss – so looking feeble in one policy area makes a president lose authority in completely unrelated areas, too.

“More generally, this turmoil at the top of the Allied effort in Afghanistan further destroys public confidence in that war.  Divided leadership plus continuing casualties equals loss of public support.”

Contact Graham Wilson, 617-353-2540, gkwilson@bu.edu

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