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    McChrystal Gets Called to Washington

    The latest Rolling Stone magazine calls the President’s top commander in Afghanistan " The Runaway General ." In a lengthy story, it reports that Stanley McChrystal, "has seized control of the war by never taking his eye off the real enemy: the wimps in the White House."

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The latest Rolling Stone magazine calls the President’s top commander in Afghanistan "The Runaway General." In a lengthy story, it reports that Stanley McChrystal, "has seized control of the war by never taking his eye off the real enemy: the wimps in the White House." McChrystal has apologized for disrespectful quotes in the article, but he’s headed to Washington for a face-to-face meeting tomorrow with the Commander in Chief. Today, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the president is "angry" and that he wants to know "what McChrystal was thinking…"

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