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McChrystal's Rolling Stone Interview And The Most Insightful Afghan War Quotes

Posted 05.25.2011

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When Rolling Stone's profile of Stanley McChrystal was published this week, it took down a general who had managed to retain his post as the most seni...

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WATCH: President Obama's Statement On Gen. McChrystal

Posted 05.25.2011

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General McChrystal's resignation was accepted, President Obama announced Wednesday during a statement in the White House Rose Garden. Obama told ...

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General McChrystal: Cuckoo or Enraged Communicator?

Dr. Cheryl Pappas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Cheryl Pappas

The news of the very fresh and famous Rolling Stone interview with McChrystal, is blowing out with such speed that the missing piece -- the actual content of the interview -- is going, like totally, AWOL.

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General McChrystal Relieved Of Command: Obama Takes General Off Top Afghan Post

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN and ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sacked his loose-lipped Afghanistan commander Wednesday, a seismic shift for the military order in wartime, ...

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Jason Linkins

Rolling Stone McChrystal Profile: Editor Surprised It Became 'Story Of The Day'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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I imagine that Rolling Stone now understands that the White House will respond very quickly the next time the commander in charge of our controversial war puts the entire operation in jeopardy over some ill-advised sass talk.

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Stanley McChrystal Relieved Of Command: Obama Ousts General

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN and ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sacked his loose-lipped Afghanistan commander Wednesday, a seismic shift for the military order in wartime, ...

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McChrystal Relieved Of Command, Petraeus Tapped To Lead Afghan War

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN and ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A senior administration official tells The Associated Press that President Barack Obama has accepted Gen. Stanley McChrystal's resi...

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McChrystal Replacement Possibilities: Candidates For General's Job Post-Rolling Stone (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Rebuked by President Obama for his "poor judgment" in a new Rolling Stone interview, Gen. Stanley McChrystal could soon resign or be relieved of his d...

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Jason Linkins

Rolling Stone McChrystal Profile: Mag Fails To Capitalize On Its Own Story

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earlier this morning, Rolling Stone executive editor Eric Bates took note of the dismissal of the civilian press aide who set up the interview between...

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Jason Linkins

Stanley McChrystal Under Fire: What Does It Mean For Counterinsurgency Strategy?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is it possible to even contemplate McChrystal being removed from his command? My instincts tell me that we're about to endure a fancy bit of White House shame-pageantry: McChrystal comes hat in hand, he and the President have a heart-to-heart, and in the end, everyone gets back to work. That's how I see it playing out if only because McChrystal has essentially become the living avatar of counterinsurgency strategy itself.

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McChrystal's Rolling Stone Interview: Quotes, Comments About Obama And Colleagues (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal's candid Rolling Stone interview prompted the White House to summon McChrystal, the most senior military commander in Afghanis...

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