June 2010
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President Obama Replaces General McChrystal With...
At their face-to-face meeting this morning, Obama relieved General Stanley McChrystal of his command in Afghanistan, and has decided to replace him with General David Petraeus. From a purely political standpoint, the decision to install Petraeus as the commander in Afghanistan will forestall criticism that Obama put his pride before the war effort by firing McChrystal, since Petraeus is...