Friday, November 4, 2011

US General Fired Over Comments About Afghanistan

Photo: Maj. Gen. Peter Fuller, U.S. Army

Peter Fuller Removed From Duty As A Top Afghanistan Commander For Remarks To POLITICO -- Politico

Major Gen. Peter Fuller, a top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, was relieved of his duties Friday after comments he made to POLITICO disparaging Afghan President Hamid Karzai and calling the government’s leaders “isolated from reality.”

Gen. John Allen, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, ousted Fuller following what the coalition called his “inappropriate public comments.”

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More News On The Firing Of Major Gen. Peter Fuller, A Top U.S. Commander In Afghanistan

U.S. general: Afghan leaders 'isolated from reality' -- Politico
U.S. General Fired for Verbal Attack on Afghan Leader -- FOX News
Deputy U.S., NATO Training Chief in Afghanistan Is Fired -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Army officer fired for Karzai comments -- UPI
US general fired from Afghan training job -- AP
US general booted for Afghan remarks -- MSNBC
U.S. general relieved of duty for disparaging Afghan government -- CNN
The Army Just Sacked a General for Trash-Talking Karzai -- Atlantic Wire

My Comment: Major Gen. Peter Fuller was fired for after calling the Afghan government "isolated from reality" and President Hamid Karzai "erratic", followed by 'they don't understand the sacrifices that America is making'.

In my book .... he deserves a medal because he is 100% right. But .... the Army and its rules for what you can say .... sighhh .... he may be right but his firing does not come as a surprise.

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