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Stanley Allen McChrystal is a partner and founder at the McChrystal Group. He is a retired United States Army general best known for his command of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in the mid-2000s. His last assignment was as Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Commander, United States Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A). He previously served as Director, Joint Staff from August 2008 to June 2009 and as Commander of JSOC from 2003 to 2008, where he was credited with the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, but also criticized for his alleged role in the cover-up of the Pat Tillman friendly fire incident. McChrystal was reportedly known for saying what other military leaders were thinking but were afraid to say; this was one of the reasons cited for his appointment to lead all forces in Afghanistan. He held the post from June 15, 2009 to June 23, 2010.
Birth Name
Stanley Allen McChrystal
Born
Saturday, 14 August 1954
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Against All Enemies | Self - General, US Army (Ret.), Former Commander, Joint Special Operations Command | 2024 |
Ancient Empires | Self - US Army, Ret. | 2023 |
Afghanistan: The Wounded Land | Self | 2020 |
Peston | Self - Former Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan | 2018 |
National Bird | Self / Self - Retired Four-Star General | 2016 |
The World Wars | Self | 2014 |
Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo | Self | 2014 |
The Lead with Jake Tapper | Self | 2013 |
CBS This Morning | Self - Former Commander ISAF / Self | 2012 |
West Wing Week | Self | 2010 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Against All Enemies | Self - General, US Army (Ret.), Former Commander, Joint Special Operations Command | 2024 |
Ancient Empires | Self - US Army, Ret. | 2023 |
Afghanistan: The Wounded Land | Self | 2020 |
Peston | Self - Former Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan | 2018 |
National Bird | Self / Self - Retired Four-Star General | 2016 |
The World Wars | Self | 2014 |
Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo | Self | 2014 |
The Lead with Jake Tapper | Self | 2013 |
CBS This Morning | Self - Former Commander ISAF / Self | 2012 |
West Wing Week | Self | 2010 |
Morning Joe | Self | 2007 |
Pritzker Military Library Presents | Self | 2006 |
The Colbert Report | Self - Guest | 2005 |
Anderson Cooper 360° | Self | 2003 |
Insiders | Self | 2001 |
The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
CNN Newsroom | Self / Self - Correspondent | 1989 |
Frontline | Self - Commander, ISAF / Self - Fmr. Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan | 1983 |
This Week | Self - Retired Four-Star General | 1981 |
CNN Special Reports | Self | 1980 |
60 Minutes | Himself (segment "McChrystal") (as Gen. Stanley McChrystal) | 1968 |