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U.S.: The Afghanistan Strategy After McChrystal

Jun 23, 2010 | 17:35 GMT

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Summary

The commander of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, Gen. Stanley McChrystal has resigned his command. His resignation is a direct result of his controversial remarks in a Rolling Stone interview broken late June 21, and not a reflection or indictment of the campaign he has led in Afghanistan. But that campaign and the strategy behind it are having significant issues of their own.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal resigned because of his controversial interview, but the strategy in the war was also at issue....

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