You are in luck, someone I trust implicitly just sent me this. I haven't read it myself but this is a pull out quote.
* “I have a lot of confidence in Petreaus,” said one Marine gunnery sergeant in Marjah, who is on his eighth deployment, including four in Iraq. “If he can do what he’s done before (in Iraq), he’ll be like a god in people’s eyes. ... Either way, we know what we are doing tomorrow. The military is designed to be able to handle this. Tomorrow, our mission goes on.” (http://www.stripes.com/news/troops-in-afghanistan-react-to-mcchrystal-s-firing-1.108334)
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* “I have a lot of confidence in Petreaus,” said one Marine gunnery sergeant in Marjah, who is on his eighth deployment, including four in Iraq. “If he can do what he’s done before (in Iraq), he’ll be like a god in people’s eyes. ... Either way, we know what we are doing tomorrow. The military is designed to be able to handle this. Tomorrow, our mission goes on.” (http://www.stripes.com/news/troops-in-afghanistan-react-to-mcchrystal-s-firing-1.108334)