President Obama accepts resignation (fires) General Stanley McChrystal, replaces with Petraeus

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"President Obama removed Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal as commander of American forces in Afghanistan on Wednesday, and tapped as his replacement the general's boss and the architect of the 2007 surge in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus."

Apologies for screencap logo, but just wanted to get the video up.

READ THE ROLLING STONE ARTICLE HERE: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/17390/119236

FACT CHECKING THE ARTICLE (Wash. Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/25/AR20100625041...

Sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/24/us/politics/24mcchrystal.html?hp

http://www.c-span.org/Watch/Media/2010/06/23/HP/R/34557/Gen+David+Petraeus+to...

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  • @TheJrgriffin he didnt fire the general, he accepted his resignation. and in case you didnt know, idiot, the president is the commander and chief of the armed forces, and in the military you follow orders, it isnt a democracy.

  • The president was pitch perfect in this address. He respected Gen. McChrystal, but did what needed to be done to maintain the core of American democracy.

  • PEACE__www.youtube.com/watch?v­=8zbeMaHr1q0

  • Furthermore, it was President Obama who promoted him from 3-Star to 4-Star.

  • @TheJrgriffin The hell are you talking about the President has always has the power to fire a General. He is the Commander in Chief. Including the current President Obama.

  • Gen. Mcchrystal fired because he spoke his mind and told it like it was. What a joke.

  • When did the president get the power to fire generals and the heads of the automobile industry. President has to much power.

  • wow this only has ten thousand views and the people commenting on it just want to argue with each other and cast insults at people they have never met. that is one of the major problems with the country right now.

  • @NoMorThanMost

    I don't write your history I just read it.

    truth hurts huh?

    deal with it. only then can you make a change for the better,

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  • @farronx

    Crime is in ALL peoples nature retard! You have got to be one of the least educated, unworldly people I’ve ever met on YouTube if you actually think otherwise. Honestly, how do people like you get your kind of mentality? The words you type are twisted, warped and absurd. Get out of your little bubble and get some real experience in life.

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