I am inclined to believe this:
I just got off the phone with Carter. “I know this is a Washington cliche, but sometimes the cliches are true,” he tells me. “I made this tough decision for personal reasons, even though I loved the job and the work we were doing. Hopefully I’ll have the chance to serve again.”
I got to know Carter nearly seven years ago — before he was a military police officer in Iraq, before he was a corporate lawyer, before he was a veterans’ coordinator for the Obama campaign, before he was a well-known defense pundit, and before he moved from Los Angeles to New York to Washington to take his position at the Pentagon. We were neighbors in L.A., and we’ve thrown back a boat-load of sushi and beer over the years. I know he’s had some very real family matters to handle along the way. So I think he’s being straight-up, and not just giving the typical Washington exit excuse.
via Why Phil Carter Left the Pentagon | Danger Room | Wired.com.’
If this were have to come from the New Republic or The Nation; or even a Conservative website for that matter. I would have said that it was written for partisan reasons. However, this did come from Wired.com; which I believe is not really partisan at all. So, I am inclined to believe this story. Contrary to what some might believe; I am not the type of Conservative who only believes a story, if it comes from a Rupert Murdoch owned or Conservative biased news source, like Fox News. This is not to say that I fully trust blindly the liberally biased media, but not everything that comes from them is biased in that manner.
Having said all the above, seeing this is the Thanksgiving Holiday; I will simply say this, nothing is more important than family. Because whether we want to say it or not. Your family will not always be around; so, it is best not to take them for granted. Something I know too well myself. My parents are in their 60’s and not in good health. Because of this, I have never left home, that and because of some rather personal stupid decisions that I made when I was younger. I wish Phil Carter all the best and I hope his family problems are straightened out and everything works out for the best for all persons involved.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of those working at the Pentagon. I know that most of you that work that are not particularly partisan in nature. There are some; but the good majority of them are just working for the Country, because you happen to love your Country and want to see it succeed. You have my admiration and my wishes for greatest success —- despite your surrounding circumstances.