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For counterinsurgency. the point just made is the big point. can we win in afghanistan? can we win when the president says the withdrawal will start in july 2011? or do we need to leave it more open ended? thats a debate to come. i was pleased to see the presidents speech today. he talked about defeating al qaeda. he said we are a nation at war. the question is, will he back up his military, as that deadline gets closer, and remain muscular if hes under a lot of pressure in his own party not to ...

Strategy, but in personnel. >> i accepted general stanley mcchrystals resignation as commander of the international security assistance force in afghanistan. i did so with considerable regret. the conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general. and it erodes the trust thats necessary for our team to work together to achieve our objectives in afghanistan. >> our barbara starr is live at the pentagon this morning. general...

Than serving as commander in chief of our men and women in uniform, and it is my duty to ensure nothing complicates the vital miss theyre carrying out, that including adherence to a strict code of conduct. the strength and greatness of our military is rooted in the fact that this code applies equally to newly enlisted privates and to the general officer who commands them. the conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding gener...

Im wolf blitzer here in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com president obama today pulled rank as commander in chief accepting the resignation of general stan di mcchrystal, the ouster follows critical comments by the general and the aides in a "rolling stone" magazine article. the president explained his move this way. >> war is bigger than any one man or woman, whether a private, a general or a president. as difficult as it is to lose general mcchrystal, i believe it i...

America fighting wars in iraq, and afghanistan, he has earned a reputation as one of our nations finest soldiers. that reputation is founded upon his extraordinary dedication, his deep intelligence, and his love of country. i relied on his service, particularly in helping to design and lead our new strategy in afghanistan. so all americans should be grateful for general mcchrystals remarkable career in uniform. but war is bigger than any one man or woman, whether a private, a gener, or a preside...

Because we have a fox news alert. oval office showdown, general -- not gene. general stanley mcchrystal is headed to the white house to meet with president obama over his controversial comments in "rolling stone" magazine. molini wilks is live with all the details. whats going to happen? >> gretchen, the president says he wants to talk to president stanley mcchrystal directly before making any final decisions before whether the top commander in afghanistan stays or goes. meets face to face with ...

Mcchrystal resigning and that a new commanding general would come here into afghanistan. i spoke to him tonight, and he arrived back from kandahar and he said he expected it to be uproar for maybe two or three days, but in no way did he think that general mcchrystal would have to leave afghanistan. michael was able to spend 30 days with the general from paris to afghanistan, and he was even surprised at the amount of information he was able to get from both general mcchrystal as well as the aide...

Great personal sacrifice, having to go back, leave his family and go back to kabul right now. thats not going to be easy. but hes a patriot. heres a little clip of what the president of the united states just said. >> war is bigger than any one man or one woman whether a private, a general or a president. as difficult as it is to lose general mcchrystal, i believe that it is the right decision for our national security. the conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the ...

Him participate in the afghan strategy meeting. looking at the schedule as it sits. bill: interesting scenario, major, we hear, we are confirming now, to hear folks at the white house, the meeting started 9:51 which is 15 minutes ago. do you have an idea for how the rest of the day could play out in terms of a decision by the president? wod he call a press conference? would there be a big announcement in the briefing room? at what point would this come? do you expect that decision today? or coul...

Their reputation founded upon the extraordinary dedication, his deep intelligence, and his love of country. i relied on his service and particularly in helping to design and lead our new strategy in afghanistan. so all americans should be grateful for general mcchrystals remarkable career in uniform. but war is bigger than any one man or woman, whether private or -- general, or president. as difficult as it is to lose general mcchrystal, it is the right decision for our national security. the co...