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By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyGen. Stanley McChrystal, under fire for the dismissive, wisecracking remarks he made about Obama administration officials in a magazine article, submitted his resignation Tuesday as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, according to several reports. Following a cabinet meeting, President Obama said McChrystal had "showed poor judgment'' in his comments about the administration. But Obama said he would make no decisions about the general's future until he has had a chance to talk with him directly on Wednesday. Earlier Tuesday, McChrystal was recalled to Washington and summoned to the White ...
Afghan, U.S. Leaders: War Progress Steady but 'Slow'
By David Wood - Politics DailyAfghanistan's President Karzai and U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal arrived in Washington Monday with sobering news: progress in the war is steady – but slow. In a White House briefing, neither McChrystal nor retired Gen. Karl Eikenberry, now the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, would say whether they believe enough military progress and political reform will take place by next summer to enable U.S. troops to "begin to transfer'' back home from Afghanistan, as President Obama has promised. "Much work lies ahead'' before that can happen, said McChrystal, who commands all U.S. and allied ...
Do Leaked Cables Mean Obama Is Rethinking Afghanistan?
By David Corn - Politics DailyCan a leaked cable change a war? That may have happened this week. On Wednesday, after President Obama held his eighth White House strategy session on Afghanistan and rejected all four options put before him (each calling for an increase of U.S. troops there), The Washington Post disclosed the existence of two classified cables recently sent to Washington by the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry. In these memos, Eikenberry said he was skeptical about dispatching more American soldiers until the corrupt and inept government of President Hamid Karzai demonstrates it's taking steps ...
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