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McChrystal leaves WH - sign he's out?
The SwampBy Christi Parsons and Julian Barnes After a half-hour private meeting with President Obama this morning, Afghanistan war commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal climbed into a car and left the White House compound -- about an hour before he was scheduled......Tags: Robert Gates, White House, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Julian Barnes
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Obama: McChrystal showed "poor judgment"
The Swampby Mike Memoli President Obama said this afternoon that comments attributed General Stanley McChrystal in a magazine profile showed "poor judgment," but that he would wait until tomorrow's scheduled meeting before determining whether to replace his top...Tags: Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, White House, Barack Obama, Afghanistan
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McChrystal decision linked to Afghan strategy
The Swampby David S. Cloud As President Obama weighs whether to relieve his Afghanistan commander over inappropriate comments in a magazine article, he is also wrestling with the future of a war that he has taken on as his own. If......Tags: Emergency Incidents, White House, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Republican Party
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Petraeus to call for 'responsible' drawdown
The Swampby David Cloud The July 2011 deadline for beginning U.S troops withdrawals from Afghanistan "is the beginning of a process, not the date when the U.S. heads for the exits," Gen. David H. Petraeus said in remarks to be delivered......Tags: Iraq, Hamid Karzai, David Petraeus, Barack Obama, Afghanistan
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"Runaway" McChrystal at odds with WH
The Swampby Julian Barnes In a new magazine profile, the top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, and his advisers appear to ridicule Vice President Joe Biden and are portrayed as dismissive of civilian oversight of the war. The article,......Tags: Pakistan, Newspaper and Magazine, White House, Barack Obama, Afghanistan
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Gates: McChrystal "exercised poor judgment"
The Swampby Julian Barnes General Stanley McChrystal has not yet left for Washington but he is expected to depart by 1 pm, Eastern. McChrystal will be meeting in the Pentagon with Secretary Gates as well as meeting in the White House.......Tags: Robert Gates, White House, Afghanistan, Julian Barnes, Washington (U.S. state)
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McChrystal summoned to White House
The Swampby Julian Barnes and Peter Nicholas President Obama summoned his top commander in Afghanistan, Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, to the White House to explain a series of comments in a magazine article in which the general and his advisors......Tags: Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, Defense, Afghanistan, Joe Lieberman
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Obama's full remarks on McChrystal
The SwampHere is a transcript of President Obama's remarks today regarding the resignation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, as released by the White House. THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Today I accepted General Stanley McChrystal's resignation as commander of the...Tags: National Security, David Petraeus, Defense, Afghanistan, Terrorism
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McChrystal sacked as Afghan commander
The SwampGen. Stanley McChrystal leaves the White House Wednesday morning after resigning as commander of Allied forces in Afghanistan. (AP/Evan Vucci) by Julian E. Barnes, Christi Parsons and Peter Nicholas President Obama ousted his top commander in...Tags: Douglas MacArthur, Robert Gates, David Petraeus, Defense, Afghanistan
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Keep the drone debate alive
Arianna HuffingtonIt's become accepted wisdom that Washington has become pathologically polarized and partisan, with every new debate inevitably breaking down along party lines. That's why it was so remarkable last week when Rand Paul's old-fashioned talking filibuster...Tags: Iraq, Jeff Merkley, Arianna Huffington, Central Intelligence Agency, Bernard Sanders
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McManus: The other drone question
It has been 11 years since the United States began using missile-firing drones to attack Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. But only now are we beginning a full public debate on this new form of warfare, and it took the nomination of...
Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Michael V. Hayden, Afghanistan, Central Intelligence Agency, ABC (tv network)
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INKED! Shooting holes in gun grab idea
Who wouldn’t want a Bushmaster rifle? That thing is a beast. In all its tricked-out paramilitary glory, with a fully extended clip, that rifle could make Swiss cheese out of, well, Swiss cheese. But it’s not really made for making Swiss...
Tags: Weaponry, Interior Policy, U.S. Army, Swiss Cheese, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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