Obama ousts McChrystal, replaces him with Petraeus

White House officials determine that published comments made by Gen. McChrystal and his staff amount to insubordination. Obama then appoints Gen. David Petraeus to replace him as top commander in Afghanistan. President Obama ousted his top commander in Afghanistan on Wednesday after officials determined that comments he and his staff made in a Rolling Stone magazine article amounted to insubordination, a White House...

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