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General McChrystal, General Petraeus and 'Obama's War'
President Obama has replaced General Stanley McChrystal with General David Petraeus as US commander in Afghanistan. The President said he admired McChrystal and that McChrystal was courteous to the Commander in Chief and faithfully carried out orders. The problem was that article in Rolling Stone magazine... Also, the President, the judge and the moratorium on deep-water exploration.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenPresident Obama has replaced General Stanley McChrystal with General David Petraeus as US commander in Afghanistan. The President said he admired McChrystal and that McChrystal was courteous to the Commander in Chief and faithfully carried out orders. The problem was that article in Rolling Stone magazine… Also, the Obama Administration has promised to reinstate its moratorium on deep-water drilling despite the ruling of a federal judge. Environmentalists want to know if the judge has a conflict of interest.
Banner image: Gen. Stanley McChrystal (L), the top commander of the US Force in Afghanistan, arrives at the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama June 23, 2010 in Washington, DC. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images
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2 storiesGeneral McChrystal Is Relieved of Command
General McChrystal is out as commander in Afghanistan , replaced by General David Petraeus, one of America's best-known military leaders. By trashing the President , McChrystal and his team spotlighted ongoing dispute over the War in Afghanistan.
Read the story43 minQuestions after Judge's Bombshell Ruling on Drilling Ban
Yesterday, Federal Judge Martin Feldman ruled that the moratorium on 33 exploratory wells was arbitrary-based on the unsupported assumption that what happened to Deepwater Horizon would happen to other wells too. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said he'd appeal, but also promised a new order that would effectively reinstate the moratorium.
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