McChrystal Resigned
Obama Accepts McChrystal's Resignation
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2010 – President Barack Obama today accepted Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal's resignation from his post as the top NATO and U.S. commander in Afghanistan and announced he is nominating Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, to replace him.
McChrystal had been ordered to Washington to meet first with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and then with the president to answer for remarks attributed to him and members of his staff in a Rolling Stone magazine article.
In a statement released after the announcement, McChrystal expressed support for the president's Afghanistan policy:
"This morning the President accepted my resignation as Commander of U.S. and NATO Coalition Forces in Afghanistan. I strongly support the President’s strategy in Afghanistan and am deeply committed to our coalition forces, our partner nations, and the Afghan people. It was out of respect for this commitment -- and a desire to see the mission succeed -- that I tendered my resignation. It has been my privilege and honor to lead our nation’s finest."
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen issued the following statement:
"I have taken note that General McChrystal is stepping down as Commander of the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan. I thank General McChrystal for his service to NATO, and for the enormous effort he has put into leading the ISAF mission.
"While he will no longer be the commander, the approach he helped put in place is the right one. The strategy continues to have NATO's support, and our forces will continue to carry it out. Our operations in Afghanistan are continuing today, and they will not miss a beat. We have a strong military team in Afghanistan. My Senior Civilian Representative, Mark Sedwill will continue to direct our effort on the political side. And soon, a new Commander of ISAF will take up his position.
"The Afghan people should have no doubt that we will continue to carry out our mission in partnership with them. We will continue working to protect the Afghan population and to build the Afghan security forces, and we will stay for as long as it takes to do our job."
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Permalink Reply by Twana Blevins on -
Obama tried to shame Gen. McCrystal. Did you hear Obama's sound bite speech afterwards?
Everything Gen. McChrystal said and his aids too, were all correct. Obama is pissed because they spoke the truth about O Bow ma and this congress. Hussein Obama expects people to speak lies or whatever for his sake - he wants worship - he expects loyalty to the point of deception.
McChrystal in full honor went into that meeting and resigned! I bet that really pissed Hussein off, you know, McChrystal not cowering, bowing and begging at his feet.
I don't know if McChrystal will speak out ............. I hope he does and I hope he tells Hussein and this congress to F off.
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Permalink Reply by Gjoseph Peck on -
Way to go, Gal! Way to go! I'm with ya all the percentages I can be...
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Permalink Reply by Twana Blevins on
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Bob have you served in combat?
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Permalink Reply by Sandra Lee Smith on -
I'm guessing you're not acquainted with Douglas McArthur, or Dwight Eisenhower, or Mongomery, Patton, deGaulle... I could go on;;; In a military commander, that can actually be a desirable trait. Most of the more flamboyant and successful generals throughout history have been that sort of person. But I don't suppose you ever served your nation in the military either, so you wouldn't know that. I used to know a lof of junior Marine officers who were cultivating just that trait already. I also believe GEN McChrystal is a a very frustrated officer tired of seeing kids killed because of absurd "rules of engagement" in a war zone. He's been around long enough to know you have to fight a war like a WAR if you intend to win it! War isn't pretty or nice and shouldn't be taken up lightly, but when it is, it should be fought like one means it, or all you're doing is sending kids to their deaths for NOTHING! That happened in Korea, it happened in Vietnam and now it's happening again.
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Permalink Reply by Twana Blevins on
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Several Days ago DoD stopped sending me Casualty announcements. I know casualties are coming in because Soldiers Angels are sending them out.
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Permalink Reply by Sandra Lee Smith on
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Looks like DoD is on the strings too, so isn't any more trustworthy than the rest, at this point.
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Permalink Reply by John R. Botifoll on
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RAT OBAMA...???
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Permalink Reply by LINDA G on
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Yes, I heard about this on Schnitt show yesterday, It is a sad day for the US. We need more men to stand up against this evil empire in Washinton!!!!!!!!!
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Permalink Reply by Dale L. Neill on
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I could not work for that foreigner and a muslim to boot a non-citizen; its about time that we heard from the senate
about impeachment.
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Permalink Reply by John R. Botifoll on
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YOU'VE GOT IT RIGHT...!!!
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Permalink Reply by Wiccanwolf on
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The general knew when he made those comments in a leftist leaning rag, it was a nail in his coffin. We all know Scumbama is a non-marching turd who like Bill "Blow Job" Clinton, never served one solitary second in the armed forces. General McChrystal is a man of deep honor not a political puppet and boot licking toady. The good general understood that in the oath for an officer, it is said, one never criticizes a sitting President, even if he is a fraud, coward, liar, cheat, thug and thief.
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Permalink Reply by Gjoseph Peck on
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Hmmm... WHERE does it say that in the oath? Never heard of it before...
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