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Change in Afghanistan

Dissatisfaction with progress in Afghanistan has cost General David McKiernan his job there. SECDEF Robert Gates said \"new leadership\" is required. He said th...

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May 11, 2009 7:50 pm

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Dissatisfaction with progress in Afghanistan has cost General David McKiernan his job there. SECDEF Robert Gates said “new leadership” is required. He said the situation requires “fresh thinking and fresh eyes.” So he’s assigned Lieutenant General Stanley McChrystal to replace him. McChrystal is a former commander of special operations forces at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Right now, he’s director of the U.S. military Joint Staff.