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Though the sacked general received considerable blowback from the public and the press following his sharp criticism of Obama and his administration back in 2010, many on the Left have welcomed McChrystal’s putdowns of the current commander-in-chief with open arms. ...

Don’t recall @ABC loving McChrystal when he was slamming Obama in 2010 in @RollingStone and relieved of his duty. https://t.co/m9CtRlQJn6

— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) December 31, 2018

“If we want to be governed by someone we wouldn’t do a business deal with because their background is so shady, if we’re willing to do that, then that’s in conflict with who I think we are,” McChrystal said.

In other words, do Trump’s many accomplishments justify Americans’ tolerating the unconventional approach he takes at times to achieve them — do the ends justify the means?