Washington Post News Alert: Obama relieves McChrystal of command; Petraeus to succeed, AP reports

News Alert: Obama relieves McChrystal of command; Petraeus to succeed

01:19 PM EDT Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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President Obama has relieved Gen. Stanley McChrystal of his duties as the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, after McChrystal was quoted criticizing top White House officials in a Rolling Stone article, according to a White House official.

Obama will name Gen. David Petraeus to succeed McChrystal as top war commander in Afghanistan.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/23/AR2010062300689.html?hpid=topnews

Petraeus to take Afghan lead from McChrystal

Obama removes Gen. Stanley McChrystal from duties as commander of U.S. and NATO troops and names Gen. David Petraeus as replacement.

William Branigin, Ernesto Londoño, Michael D. Shear | 2:04 p.m. ET

• Gen. McChrystal's resignation statement (.pdf)

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• Media Notes: Rolling Stone's Afghan grenade

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