McChrystal's Exit Puts Military-Civilian Ties In Focus - NPR

The nation's top military officer, Adm. Mike Mullen, arrives in Afghanistan on Friday. His mission: to reassure U.S. troops about the change in command there.

Two days after President Obama replaced Gen. Stanley McChrystal with Gen. David Petraeus, the focus now is on how to move forward with the war strategy that depends on military officers and their civilian partners working together.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, defended Obama's decision to replace McChrystal. Sitting next to Gates, his civilian boss, during a news conference Thursday, Mullen's message could not have been clearer...... - Listen to the Story

McChrystal's Exit Puts Military-Civilian Ties In Focus
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