US Afghan commander Stanley McChrystal fired by Obama

[Supreme]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/us_and_canada/10395402.stm

The top US military commander in Afghanistan, Gen Stanley McChrystal, has been dismissed by President Barack Obama after critical comments about senior US officials in a magazine.

He will be replaced by Gen David Petraeus, who led the "surge" strategy in Iraq.

Mr Obama insisted it was "a change in personnel but not a change in policy".

Gen McChrystal said in a statement he had resigned out of a "desire to see the mission succeed".

The announcement that Gen McChrystal was standing down came after he had met Mr Obama at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the content of the Rolling Stone magazine article.

Mr Obama said he had made the decision to replace Gen McChrystal "with considerable regret" but added that he had failed to "meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general".

I'm pleased Obama fired McCrystal, as his stupid comments about the administration were very unprofessional. And the new general sounds quite good and experienced- he has the support of both the Afghan government and the Pakistanis, and made a lot of progress in Iraq.

 

[Karl]

Yup, the military is just a tool of the Congress, "their's is not to reason why but to do and die" and serve the plutocrats warmongering ambitions. Obama is just a patsy figure head like all the other presidents. The real rulers always stay clean.
Personally I don't like Obama, he has evil in his eyes. He may smile and joke but his eyes betray his ruse of being a nice guy. Hilary Clinton is a greater evil though, she would nuke Iran if she could get away with it, and she is a fascist feminist fanatic.