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That david petraeus is the guy to take us in the direction this administration says it is committed to. >> well, i can tell you well spend the entire hour on the strategy and what weve achieved. one of the reasons is where the president is. this was a moment generated by a crisis brought about by some horrible pr and poor judgment by the commanding general who thought it would be a good idea to sit down and really spill his guts to "rolling stone" magazine. but the reality is that policy is unde...

United states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off. im suzanne malveaux. youre in "the situation room." top military leaders are rallying behind the presidents decision to fire his afghan war commander this week. general stanley mcchrystal was forced out after he and his aides mocked administration officials in a rolling stone magazine interview. general david petraeus, the head of u.s. central command, now is poised to take over. and the president is vowing to move forward with his war s...

Withdraw timetable and all of it with you. i want to talk to you about general mcchrystal. the president fired him this week. he spoke to the nation about it. this is in part what he said. >> the conduct in the recent published article does not mean the standard that should be set by a commanding general. it undermines the civilian control of the military that is at the core of our democratic system. and it erodes the trust that is necessary for our team to work together to achieve our objective...

Heres president obama on why general mcchrystal had to go. lets listen. >> conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general. it undermines the civilian control of the military that is at the core of our democratic system, and it erodes the trust thats necessary for our team to work together to achieve our objectives in afghanistan. >> did it have the snap of authority? >> it did, and i was very impressed when he talked ab...

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Hours straight that brother craig spent with general mcchrystal and his taffe staff on our last extended assignment in afghanistan just three months ago. >> the conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general. it undermines the civilian that is at the core of our military. >> he accepted the resignation of general mcchrystal after the rolling stones article politicians pundits alike are using the opening created the oust...

Recently published article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general. >> the first sign this morning that general mcchrystal was out when he left the white house not sticking around for a separate meeting on afghanistan with the entire national security staff in the situation room, which was held an hour and a half later. general mcchrystal saying in a statement that he tendered his resignation out of a desire to see the mission in afghanistan succeed, adding he stron...

Than serving as commander in chief of our men and women in uniform, and it is my duty to ensure that no diversion complicates the vital mission that they are 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 b...

Administration officials in the now infamous "rolling stone" magazine interview. that rose garden news event saying that the president said general mcchrystals explosive comments and those of his top aides left the general unfit to lead. >> today i accepted general stanley mcchrystals resignation as commander of the international security assistance force in afghanistan. i did so with considerable regret but also with certainty that it is the right thing for our mission in afghanistan, for our m...

Setting the stage for rather dramatic developments. >> reporter: thats right. what is still unclear is whether the president had made up his mind as to what he would do when he sat down for the one-on-one with general mcchrystal. what we have learned is that the president did give him a chance to essentially defend himself. a senior administration official telling cnn that the president did ask him about the article and general mcchrystal, quote, tried to explain the situation. whats clear in al...