WASHINGTON — A furious President Barack Obama weighed whether to fire his Afghan war commander at a perilous time in the conflict as he summoned Gen. Stanley McChrystal to Washington to explain disparaging comments about his political masters.
U.S. general in Afghan war at risk of losing his job
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 | 4:53 p.m. CDT;
updated 8:42 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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