Wednesday, June 23, 2010

McChrystal Out, Petraeus in

And so it is that a Rolling Stone article may have significantly changed the course of the Afghan war.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/23/AR2010062300689_pf.html

"President Obama dismissed Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal on Wednesday after concluding that his military chief in Afghanistan had badly damaged the chain of command and could no longer work effectively with the civilian leadership at a crucial moment in the war.

White House officials said Obama's decision, made over a tense 40 hours, pitted his desire to retain a talented general who designed the Afghan strategy against the importance of preserving the authority of the commander in chief. Ultimately, his decision to turn over the Afghan command to Gen. David H. Petraeus allowed the president to keep his war strategy intact, given the general's key role in formulating it last year, and changed the calculus of a choice that once seemed to have no political upside.
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