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McChrystal Inquiry Short on Answers

(Sept. 22) -- As the U.S. government and military analysts fret about the "divided" White House war policy supposedly portrayed in Bob Woodward's forthcoming book "Obama's Wars," it's worth recalling this summer's other sensational war expose, the one that got Gen. Stanley McChrystal ousted from his post as commander in...

Pentagon Bounces Rolling Stone Reporter: What Embed Ground Rules Actually Say

(Aug. 4) -- The pen is mighty, but the Pentagon has ways to keep it in check. So learned Rolling Stone writer Michael Hastings on Tuesday when the military announced it would not allow him to embed with the U.S. army in Afghanistan. The decision comes a month and a half after the release of his explosive article on Gen....

Petraeus on Afghan War: 'We Are in This to Win'

KABUL, Afghanistan (July 4) -- Gen. David Petraeus formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan on Sunday, declaring "we are in this to win" despite rising casualties and growing skepticism about the nearly 9-year-old war. During a ceremony at NATO headquarters, Petraeus received two...

Senate Confirms Petraeus as Afghan War Chief

WASHINGTON (June 30) -- The Senate on Wednesday unanimously confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the new commander of the Afghanistan war. The vote was 99-0. Petraeus replaces Gen. Stanley McChrystal, whose three-decade career ended in disgrace because of inflammatory remarks he and his aides made to Rolling Stone...

McChrystal Ousted in Wake of Damaging Magazine Story

WASHINGTON (June 23) -- President Barack Obama ousted Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Wednesday, saying that his scathing published remarks about administration officials undermine civilian control of the military and erode the needed trust on the president's war team. Obama named...