Obama Accepts McChrystal's Resignation

President Obama accepted the resignation of General Stanley McChrystal, and replaced him with his boss, General David Patraeus. There is supposed to be no change in US strategy in Afghanistan, but there is growing unrest about the commitment in the US, and NATO. The US is due to have 130,000 troops in Afghanistan, but they are supposed to draw down in a year.

There is now speculation General McChrystal could leave the military and run for office The situation resulted from comments he and his top advisors made during a profile with "Rolling Stone" magazine. They were extremely insulting to President Obama, Vice President Biden, and other top advisors, and called the White House "wimps."

Connie Lawn, tells us more in an audio report from the sweltering White House Rose Garden:

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Connie Lawn has a passionate love for NZ. She worked for Radio New Zealand for 20 years, and then for Radio Live for a few years. Connie has covered the White House and the world since 1968. Her other passion is skiing, and she calls herself "the skiing White House reporter." Her ski stories are on dcski.com and other outlets. Connie is also heard on thousands of radio stations, but firmly believes the internet is the future. She can be reached at connie@scoop.co.nz

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