US commander in Afghanistan resigns by Magdalena Rosova

After the top US commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal criticized President Barack Obama and his cabinet in an interview, US President accepted his resignation on Wednesday. General McChrystal was immediately replaced by General David Petraeus. Obama said he was opened for debate among his team, but he would definitely not tolerate any division inside. McChrystal criticized Obama and national security team of United States in a magazine article, which was a big surprise for everyone. Petraeus, who is seen as a savior of a US mission in Iraq, will now give up his post of a commander of all US forces in the Middle East and will command the NATO-led campaign in Afg! hanistan. Immediately after the interview was released, McChrystal was ordered to leave Afghanistan and meet Obama to explain his criticism in the interview. But before he met Obama he was ordered to see Gates at the Pentagon. The interview in Rolling Stone questions Obama's strategy and points out that number of deaths in the troop is rising and the support of public is continuously falling. The criticism came right in the point when the situation is critical, the mission is unsuccessful in offensive and Taliban is still not driven out of their stronghold in Kandahar. White House has only limited time, Obama's cabinet knows they will have to withdraw some of the troops by July 2011. Therefore many wanted Obama to keep McChrystal and not endanger the mission. McChrystal has some supporters among European nations participating in the NATO-led campaign. They say it was not time to change a commander.

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