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US quickly going through commanders in Afghan war
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/2012/11/13/quickly-going-through-commanders-afghan-war/MNjIjq5Ws3FyaWZ6qVj09I/story.htmlUS quickly going through commanders in Afghan war
By DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press / November 13, 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At the international military headquarters in Kabul, it’s jokingly being called the curse of the commander’s job.
The last four U.S. generals to run the Afghan war were either forced to resign or saw their careers tainted by allegations of wrongdoing.
The first, Gen. David McKiernan, was ousted on May 11, 2009, a year before his term as commander was set to end. Then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates wanted McKiernan’s resignation as newly elected President Barack Obama launched a counterinsurgency strategy of working to undermine the Taliban’s pull on the population.
It was the first presidential dismissal of a wartime general since President Harry Truman ousted Gen. Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War.
unhappycamper comment: Names are in the article.