General McChrystal out despite Apologies

General Stanely A. McChrystal resigned as leader of the US NATO operations in Afghanistan. General David Petraeus, current leader of the operations in Iraq, will replace the outgoing McChrystal. The four-star General came under intense fire when a profile in Rolling Stone shows the General and his staff making deprecatory remarks of the Vice President, Holbrooke, Eikenberry and the Obama Administration in general.

After the meeting in the Oval Office, General McChrystal was not invited to the National Security meeting about Afghanistan. This was clear indication that McChrystal was not in command of the Afghan forces.

Afghan President Harmid Karzai praised General McChrystal and sopke out against the possibility of dismissing McChrystal. But it seems it was a resignation and not a dismissal. President Karzai then reacted with a statement of solidarity with American President.