PoliticsUSA: Military: Prez Obama fires Gen McChrystal, hires Gen Petraeus

General Stanley McChrystal, the on-the-ground commander of American troops in Afghanistan, an enemy of former Gen now Ambassador to Afghan govt Karl Eikenberry, has had his resignation accepted by President Barak Obama.

McChrystal will continue as a General.  He has complained in the past that he had felt betrayed recently by the mentioned Eikenbarry, American Ambassador to Afghanistan.   The Afghani President, Hamid Karzai wanted McChrystal to stay on, while the Afghan Prez went up against Eikenberry to duke it out [publically] on war policy,  "Afghanistan loves General McChrystal. Eikenberry? Not so much," says Foreign Policy (requires Passport).

Los Angeles Times:
McChrystal fired: Obama fires General McChrystal and appoints General Petraeus

Associated Press via Yahoo! News:
McChrystal out; Petraeus picked for Afghanistan

-- Politicarp