FREE BEACON: Marine: New U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Threw Us Under the Bus

Then-Col. Nicholson called unit wrongfully accused of civilian killings a 'stain on our honor' 

Lt. Gen. John Nicholson / AP

BY: Bill McMorris
February 18, 2016 5:00 am

A Marine wrongfully accused of killing civilians says that President Obama’s new Afghanistan war commander is unqualified to lead coalition forces.
In January President Obama tapped Army Lt. Gen. John Nicholson to lead the war in Afghanistan, as the administration confronted the possibility of a long-term troop presence in the country. Nicholson, an Army Ranger, sailed through Senate confirmation on Feb. 4.
The hasty confirmation disappointed retired Marine Major Fred Galvin.
“It is never good for a foot soldier when this guy is in charge,” Galvin told the Washington Free Beacon in a telephone interview from his Kansas home. “I don’t consider him a military leader. He’s a politician.”

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