General Stanley McChrystal , the top military commander for the US army in Afghanistan, was dismissed by president Barack Obama Wednesday, over controversial comments he made in an interview with a magazine. Stanley McChrystalDavid PetraeusMcChrystal will be replaced by General David Petraeus . The move was made after McChrystal and the president held a thirty-minute meeting Wednesday to discuss McChrystal's comments to the Rolling Stone magazine, in which he was portrayed as dismissive about the administration's handling of the Afghanistan war. "General McChrystal was an important and trusted partner for the Afghan government and Afghan people and we hoped this wouldn't happen," said Waheed Omer , a spokesman for Karzai. "However, this is an internal matter for the US government and we respect the decision of President Obama. We are looking forward to working with General Petraeus, a very experienced soldier, who President Karzai knows well."
General , the top military commander for the US army in Afghanistan, was dismissed by president Barack Obama Wednesday, over controversial comments he made in an interview with a magazine. Stanley McChrystalDavid PetraeusMcChrystal will be replaced by General . The move was made after McChrystal and the president held a thirty-minute meeting Wednesday to discuss McChrystal's comments to the magazine, in which he was portrayed as dismissive about the administration's handling of the Afghanistan war. "General McChrystal was an important and trusted partner for the Afghan government and Afghan people and we hoped this wouldn't happen," said , a spokesman for Karzai. "However, this is an internal matter for the US government and we respect the decision of President Obama. We are looking forward to working with General Petraeus, a very experienced soldier, who President Karzai knows well."
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