Photo from The White HouseObama To Confront General McChrystal -- Yahoo News/Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will confront his top Afghanistan commander on Wednesday before deciding whether to fire him over inflammatory comments that have angered the White House and threaten to undermine the war effort.
Summoned from Afghanistan to meet with Obama, General Stanley McChrystal will be asked to explain remarks he and his aides made in a Rolling Stone magazine article that disparaged the president and mocked other senior civilian leaders.
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More News On General McChrystal
The Runaway General -- Michael Hastings, Rolling Stone
Job on line, general must explain remarks to Obama -- Yahoo News/AP
McChrystal's job at risk ahead of Obama meeting -- Yahoo News/AFP
Gen. Stanley McChrystal to Face Obama: 'I've Compromised the Mission' -- ABC News
President to Decide McChrystal's Future After Critical Comments -- Voice of America
McChrystal Tests Obama’s Priorities -- New York Times
Afghan Leaders Defend McChrystal -- New York Times
McChrystal article renews attention to split with Biden over Afghanistan -- Washington Post
Biden v. McChrystal -- Politico
McChrystal Aides Shocked, ‘Heartbroken’ After Mag Profile -- The Danger Room
In Afghanistan, as in Iraq, a New Breed of Commander Stepped In -- New York Times
How 'Rolling Stone' Got Into McChrystal's Inner Circle -- Newsweek
McChrystal aimed to send message to Obama, says interviewer -- New York Post/AFP
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials
Obama and McChrystal: Reasons to go, reasons to stay -- USA Today
Rolling Stone's Afghan grenade -- Howard Kurtz, Washington Post
McChrystal case forces us to confront the real question -- Jay Bookman, AJC
McChrystal and the strategy -- Ben Smith, Politico
Did McChrystal Just Put the Whole War in Jeopardy? -- The Danger Room
Judging McChrystal's War -- Max Boot, New York Times
Fire McChrystal? A new test for Obama -- USA Today
McChrystal -- Joe Klein, Time Magazine
Is Gen. Stanley McChrystal someone the president can afford to fire? -- Washington Post
McChrystal Apologizes, But The Question Remains: Defrock The Pope? -- Spencer Ackerman, Attackerman
The President and His General -- New York Times editorial
McChrystal Remarks Sad But Not Surprising -- J.D. Gordon, FOX News
Why President Obama should keep Gen. McChrystal -- Washington Post editorial
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