McChrystal's Assault on the Chain of Command and the Constitution - and the Need for Pushback

It is becoming pretty clear that General Stanley McChrystal may be engaged in a calculated strategy to break the military's chain of command and publicly try to force the Obama administration to accede to his demands for a massive troop escalation in Afghanistan. McChrystal deviously leaked his report calling for an escalation to the media before handing it to his bosses, then publicly complained that he hadn't gotten enough face time with his commander in chief, then gave a speech to the international media - in a foreign country, no less - pressuring the White House to do exactly what he wants and rejecting the idea of a different strategy.