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Well recently. and it ultimately may not work. but if theres one man who can turn it around, if theres one leader who can turn it around, its david petraeus. i think its very much worth remembering that counter heat brought counterinsurgency to iraq in a war that looked hopeless at the time is -- were in a much, much better place there because of his leadership. he could be the man who turns around two wars before this is over. it may not work, but hes going to give it the best shot -- we have t...

The part of secretary gates or admiral mike mullen, the president of the joint chiefs of staff. anybody who thinks that petraeus is coming in here with some kind of new grand strategy, thats not the case. you have to remember that general petraeus was actually the head of central command and was closely involved with putting this strategy together along with general mcchrystal and along with the pentagon and quite frankly the president and the white house. and they say that the change in leaders...

He needs resources, support. he is needing a lot more than sometimes he doesnt feel he is getting. its normal and natural to share personal comments in an environment when youre with your staff, right? >> absolutely. those conversations occur. in this case, it happened publicly and now the world knows about it. that being said, he has to focus on that mission. whoever follows him in command needs to focus on the mission. thats why we have a secretary of defense and central command general petrae...

Interests and values that we share and because this mission is fundamental for the ability f free people to live in peace and security in the 21st century. general petraeus and i were able to spend some time this morning discussing the way forward. im extraordinarily grateful that he has agreed to serve in this new capacity. it should be clear to everybody, he does so as great personal sacrifice to himself and to his family. he is setting an extraordinary example of service and patriotism by ass...

Out. the president may come out and let us know. he has already got someone tapped to put in place. but we will know in five minutes from the president more details about what will happen. wolf blitzer is standing by, our best political team is standing by in washington, d.c. jong king, candy crowley and all of them. want to hand it over and turn it up to washington, d.c. now for our special coverage. t.j., thanks very much. very dramatic developments happening right now, that could shape the ...

President obama says mcchrystal created division and says he wont tolerate that. new reaction to the decision to sack his general. will critics who think he has been too weak be satisfied? and the main system for capturing gushing oil in the gulf breaks down. well tell you what went wrong and how this mishap could make the worst spill in u.s. history even worse. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." were told general stanley mcchrystal wont even return to afghanistan to pack his bags. ...

U.s. militarys central command has been confirmed by the senate armed services committee several times as hes gone up the military chain of command, why he needs to be confirmed yet again by the armed services committee. >> imagine the presidents cabinet. if the energy secretary were shifting jobs to become the interior secretary or the education secretary, he would need to be confirmed again. congress, just as it does over the domestic cabinet, has responsibilities over the united states milita...

Washington, had the meeting in the oval office, about a half hour with the president, tendered his resignation and the president accepted. they didnt invite him to come back for the strategy session on afghanistan in the situation room and pick his brain at least before he retired. >> i think it would have been embarrassing. i think when youre fired, youre fired, and the bottom line is you move on. i think obviously he will continue to do whatever transition takes place. hes a good soldier. he w...

That and leave the policy making to the president and the security team as well as general petraeus to do his bidding back here. >> definitely have a huge impact on rank and file. thank you for your time. if general mcchrystal steps down or is ousted, the white house has reportedly asked the pentagon to put together a list of replacements. here are some of the top contenders. marine general james mattis. he has command and combat experience in iraq and afghanistan, but just last week he was pa...

Sent out a statement that says, quote, i strongly support the presidents strategy in afghanistan and im deeply committed to our coalition forces, our partner nations and the afghan people. it was out of the respect for this commitment and his desire to see the mission to succeed that i tendered my resignation. but, again, because general petraeus is now in the role of general mcchrystal, this may soften the blow when it comes to the afghan government, a government that really did respect general...