Thursday, June 24, 2010

McCain: Don't Stop With McChrystal, 'We Need a New Team'‎

A day after President Obama replaced the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan , Gen. Stanley McChrystal, with Iraq War architect Gen. David Petraeus, Sen. John McCain urged the president not to stop there.

"It's completely understandable why the president made the decision that he did, based on the civilian-military relationship that goes a long way back..." McCain said today on "Good Morning America." "I also point out to the president, with my strong support of Petraeus, we also need a new team over there as well -- perhaps at the embassy and other areas."

Without discussing its causes, McCain agreed that "the relationship between civil and military is not what it should be." ..... - McCain: Don't Stop With McChrystal, 'We Need a New Team'

Stephanopoulos: Petraeus in Charge – Now What?
US Senators blast 'dysfunctional' diplomats in Afghanistan‎ - AFP

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