President Barack Obama, joined by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at left, said he thinks Gen. Stanley McChrystal used "poor judgement" in magazine article, 22 Jun 2010President Barack Obama is deciding whether to fire his commander in Afghanistan after the officer, General Stanley McChrystal, and his staff made derogatory statements about the president and other senior administration officials. The comments were made to a reporter for Rolling Stone magazine.
President Obama took the unusual step of ordering General McChrystal home for an Oval Office meeting after he read the article, which White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said made the president "angry."
The president indicated he is considering firing the general. "Whatever decision that I make with respect to General McChrystal or any other aspect of Afghan policy is determined entirely on how I can make sure that we have a strategy that justifies the enormous courage and sacrifice those men and women are making over there and that ultimately makes this country safer," he said.
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President Obama took the unusual step of ordering General McChrystal home for an Oval Office meeting after he read the article, which White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said made the president "angry."
The president indicated he is considering firing the general. "Whatever decision that I make with respect to General McChrystal or any other aspect of Afghan policy is determined entirely on how I can make sure that we have a strategy that justifies the enormous courage and sacrifice those men and women are making over there and that ultimately makes this country safer," he said.
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