Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. and allied troops in Afghanistan, has been called to Washington after a Rolling Stone magazine article in which the general was openly critical of the Obama administration. In the article, McChrystal and his staff mock senior administration officials, including the Vice President, Richard C. Holbrooke, Obama’s senior envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry and national security adviser (and retired general) James Jones. One of McChrystal’s aides referred to Jones as “a clown.” CONTINUE… Filed under: Geopolitics Tagged: afghanistan , Barack Obama , douglas macarthur , harry truman , james jones , joe biden , karl eikenberry , richard holbrooke , robert gates , stanley mcchrystal
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Obama’s Truman/MacArthur Moment
