McChrystal Is Gone; Who's Next?

Fred Kaplan's article on the McChrystal dust-up is worth reading. He encourages Obama to also can both the U.S. ambassador, Gen. Karl Eikenberry, and Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan. A taste:

Petraeus...gains enormous leverage, should he decide to use it. Ayear ago, Obama, at the urging of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates,relieved Gen. David McKiernan of command in Afghanistan in order tohire Gen. McChrystal, who seemed more suitable for the new strategy.Obama...

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Published on June 24, 2010 08:10
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