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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 1:45pm

Breaking News: Obama Accepts McChrystal’s Resignation, Petraeus Named as Replacement

Posted by Tom Skypek in American Foreign Policy, Current Events, Military History, The American Presidency

It’s not too surprising that this is how it ended up. Obama, who is already perceived as a weak and indecisive leader by many, would have lost pretty much all credibility as a serious leader had he not relieved McChrystal. Gen. David Petraeus is currently the Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and oversees the military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. So this is a bit of a peculiar arrangement.

A friend just e-mailed me with the following comment, “one 2012 rival out of the way…”

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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 at 2:11pm

McChrystal Tests Civil-Military Relations

Posted by Tom Skypek in American Foreign Policy, American Politics, The American Presidency

From Politico:

Defense Secretary Robert Gates publicly rebuked Gen. Stanley McChrystal Tuesday, saying in a statement that the top commander in Afghanistan had “made a significant mistake and exercised poor judgment” in the biting remarks he and his aides made in a Rolling Stone article about President Barack Obama and others in the administration.

The statement from Gates followed news that McChrystal, the top commander in Afghanistan, has been summoned to the White House to explain the comments published in a Rolling Stone article.

President Barack Obama has to relieve Gen. McChrystal of his command. I don’t really see how this ends any other way. I guess McChrystal could tender his resignation, but even that would be a slap in the face to the…

1 Comment Tags: Barack Obama, Civil-Military Relations, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Rolling Stone, The Runaway General