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2010-06-23       The Daily Brief     David Bromwich: McChrystal, Obama, and Authority AP David Bromwich: To accept McChrystal's resignation is a bad choice and the only possible choice. It amounts to an assertion of command: the very thing that was aborted by the general's comments and the vulgar contempt for civilian authority he countenanced and seems to have fomented among his staff. But to assert command brings responsibilities; thus far in his presidency, Barack Obama has shown a relish mostly for the sound and posture of command. Click here to read more. Robert L. Borosage: America Cowed: Are We Too Frightened to Forge Our Future? As we remain mired in two costly and endless wars, and emerge from the Great Recession, the timorous have taken control. Our national debt is far lower a burden than it was after World War II, but our deficit in confidence is far higher. Mark Ridley-Thomas: Probation Needs Justice How severe is the crisis in the Los Angeles Probation Department? Consider this: some of the worst offenders the department must handle are, regrettably, on its staff. Robert Scheer: General Discharge One hopes that Obama now responds to the serious concerns the Rolling Stone article raises about his failed policy and not merely to the barbs from the general he once so admired. Steve Clemons: McChrystal's Self-Inflicted Disaster Must Become Obama-Led Learning Moment Obama should use this mistake by McChrystal as a learning moment -- reminding the nation that the President is the Commander-in-Chief. Leona Palmer: Big Girls, Real Food: Beauty, Health, and the American Diet What do Julia Roberts, Jamie Oliver, Full Figure Fashion Week, and my grandmother have in common? Dinner.     HuffPost News World Cup 2010 LIVE Streaming Updates (PHOTOS) McChrystal Meets With Obama At White House Eliot Spitzer, Kathleen Parker Get CNN 8PM Show Joe Barton Will Keep Energy Committee Post After Apologizing To GOP Colleagues Ofek-9: Israel Launches New Spy Satellite   Get HuffPost on your iPhone!   ©2010 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. All rights reserved. 560 Broadway, Suite 308, NY, NY 10012 Add dailybrief@huffingtonpost.com to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. User Agreement Privacy Policy