Lauren Bloom writing on her blog, discusses whether or not McChystal’s apology to the President should have been or could have been effective. She believes that the obvious contempt of his staff toward the President made the situation impossible for the general.

I quote: “For an apology to be effective, it has to be sincere. It’s hard to imagine how the general could made a sincerely humble apology after flaunting such arrogance in front of a reporter.”