Gen. McChrystal’s awesome Rolling Stone happy hour

No telling what fate General McChrystal will meet in his hastily scheduled meeting at the White House with Obama .I have a feeling though not much good can come from any of this.(Updated below)

The volcano in Iceland, however, changed those plans. As the ash disrupted air travel, Hastings ended up being "stuck" with McChrystal and his team for 10 days in Paris and Berlin.
McChrystal had to get to Berlin by bus. Hastings says McChrystal and his aides were drinking on the road trip "the whole way."

"They let loose," he said. "I don't blame them; they have a hard job."

Something from the past came back while wondering what the circumstances were surrounding McChrystal and his staff speaking so openly to Rolling Stone
Back in 2009 a NATO bombing strike had taken place that killed 125 civilians.

Back then McChrystal reported that his subordinates could not be raised quickly. Steps were reportedly taken to limit drinking at headquarters after this, but the plan to do so reportedly had been in the works for some time.

General Stanley McChrystal tried to contact his subordinates after a NATO strike killed 125 civilians, but too many had been “partying it up” and could not be raised.
General McChrystal, head of International Forces in Afghanistan (Isaf), has since put a stop to drinking, admonishing staff for not having “their heads in the right place” on Friday morning a few hours after the attack, the Times reports.

FYI: McChrystal's favorite beverage is Bud Light Lime

UPDATE: I had some doubts he would do it but …Obama dismissed General McChrystal.
He will be replaced by Gen. David Petraeus – commander of the US Central Command and former head of coalition forces in Iraq.

“The conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general,” Obama said. “It undermines the civilian control of the military that is at the core of our democratic system. And it erodes the trust that's necessary for our team to work together to achieve our objectives in Afghanistan.” More here