Wednesday, June 23, 2010

News Alert: Gen. Stanley McChrystal Is Relieved of Command in Afghanistan, White House Official Says

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Wed, June 23, 2010 -- 1:30 PM ET
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Gen. Stanley McChrystal Is Relieved of Command in Afghanistan, White House Official Says

President Obama has decided to remove Gen. Stanley A.
McChrystal as the top American commander in Afghanistan, and
have Gen. David H. Petraeus, his superior and the chief of
the United States Central Command, take the role himself, a
White House official said. The president is expected to
announce the changes from the Rose Garden this afternoon.

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