Today , June 23 , President Barack Obama spent half an hour meeting with the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley Makkristalom who appeared in the center of the scandal surrounding the article in Rolling Excuse me, kids .
"I accepted the resignation from the post of General Commander . I did it with great regret " - said White House speech with a statement to the media at the White House Rose Garden .
Representatives Obama administration has already announced that the successor Makkristala will head the U.S. Central Command General David Petreus , previously commander of multinational forces in Iraq .
As you know, the scandal around the persona of Stanley Makkristala exploded after the magazine Rolling Excuse me, kids wrote a story about it ( with comments Makkristala himself and his assistants ). In general the material submitted as " wolf -alone , which is in contention with many representatives of the Obama administration , and unable to convince even his subordinates in the success of military operations in Afghanistan.
The article contains a critique of U.S. ambassador in Kabul Eykenberri Karl , Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Special Representative in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke and other officials .
Makkristal called the content of the article wrong , and expressed its respect for the endless American presidential administration . However , yesterday it became known that his cause to Washington to meet with the head of the Pentagon and the U.S. President .
Obama Aides said earlier that the head of the White House angry after learning of general statements Makkristala . Chairman of the Pentagon , Robert Gates , in turn , said that the Force Commander NATO Afghanistan made a big mistake in allowing such comments to journalists Rolling Excuse me, kids .
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