Can Gen. Petraeus turn things around in Afghanistan?
Todd Zwillich explains the political implications of the president’s personnel decision. Jen DiMascio of Politico.com says that although Petraeus is credited with turning Iraq around, it remains to be seen if he can do the same in Afghanistan.
General Stanley McChrystal Optimistic on Afghanistan
The Takeaway talks with Jack Jacobs, a retired U.S. Army colonel, who believes that there was a culture of indiscipline in General Stanley McChrystal’s headquarters and a major malfunction in the ranks between President Obama and the general.
General Stanley McChrystal will answer for comments made by him and his aides in a now infamous Rolling Stone profile. Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich has been gathering reactions from the political class on Capitol Hill.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal meets with President Obama today, as the fallout from a Rolling Stone article remains front and center in Washington. So, how will the president handle McChrystal’s insubordination?
Afghanistan still needs political security despite military successes
