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Afghanistan, general stanley mcchrystal has been ordered home to explain why he criticized the president, made fun of joe biden and called the white house staff a bunch of clowns. hey, he should be called home. thats not the generals job. thats my job. the general is -- thank you. thank you. >> jay leno has been one of the most fair and balanced comedians out there, we should mention. >> and hes still doing well. all right. 28 minutes before the top of the hour. coming up in a few minutes, that ...

>> good morning, everyone. today is wednesday, june 23, 2010. thanks for sharing your time with us today. let me tell you whats happening right now. general stanley mcchrystal heading back to the white house. some say he will offer his resignation but should he? and if so, whats next for the troubled war in afghanistan. >> all right. even if mcchrystal resigns, shut the president accept it? a man who knows leaders, donald trump, will join us to talk about that and the well. >> and hes also famou...

Stanley mcchrystals in "rolling stone." that means hes a rock star! think about it. led zepplin may have trashed hotel rooms but have you seen afghanistan? >> and thats the big question, steven cobair is taking under his wing right now. the question is -- is the president forced to fire mcchrystal? does he have a choice? he has no choice but to keep him in there. hes the only guy that can do the job. >> he makes a good point about it being in "rolling stone" and the guy being a rock star. this w...

Been good. i just reported at the top of the newscast an hour ago that they may lose more men this month than ever before in the nine year war. and theyre about ready to go into this offensive in kandahar. do they need this general to be in charge? do the troops need this general right now? is it the right thing to change the course of this war right now? to add to your point as well, brian, maybe the president would also say to him, hey, i didnt like these comments but guess what? you have my u...

>> i dont think this has been very effective. we have the greatest group of soldiers ever assembled. its not like were winning this thing and its a mess. whether or not we should be over there in the first place is the next question. we have a totally corrupt government. you have a military that is, you know, being outflanked to a certain ex tent. this isnt our conventional war. this is a hard thing. were more of a police force than we are in an army. >> ok. so donald, just to recap, if you were...

>> so people will point that out to try to get this thing flipped over. >> look, i dont think youre going to see those 33 drilling rigs start drilling again any time soon. i think theyre going to leave town. >> exactly two hours from now, youll see stuart varney on the fox business network where he has a financial interest there as well. >> i do indeed. >> thank you very much. >> go make some cash, bud. >> coming up, expert opinion -- should general mcchrystal be fired for the disparaging remark...

Whats the deal with drilling in the gulf? >> shes a major architect of the financial reform bill and now word that the presidents signature could give senator lincoln more than her fair share.

Of people thought he had the answers to everything. but he was so good at what he did. hes worth the risk. same thing you could say with general grant. he has a little bit problem. many times drinking but lincoln loved the way he thought. whats better for the war? leave them in place. >> general patton was great. he was a great general. he didnt stop. i mean, robert e. lee drove him crazy. he said get this animal to stop, the famous quote. those are great generals. what has mcchrystal done over ...

Ultimately, though, if he does go what would happen in the war? some big names weighed in on this earlier. >> im concerned that if general mcchrystal has to resign and he may that what happens to the leadership in the middle of a very crucial time in afghanistan, you know the kandahar offensive is just beginning and that losing a leader at that time would be very fortunate. >> i suspect it will be resolved quite quickly. well get back to the business of trying to win the war in a more unified wa...

The president has compared the oil spill crisis to the gulf to the attacks of 9/11. well, our next guest says its because the president needs a spill to be of a more deliberate attack instead of a tragic accident. john is the editor of "commentary" magazine and joining us this morning is dr. william cobb, author of "the substance of hope, barack obama and the paradox of progress." good morning to both of you guys. >> good morning. >> lets start by setting it up. this is what the president of the...