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(b.
1954) George
Stanley McChrystal (b. August, 14,
1954) General McChrystal is a graduate of
the U.S. Military Academy at West
Point. McChyrstal is a Green Beret and
an Army Ranger, as well as a veteran
commander in Special Operations, also
known as "Black Ops." McChrystal served in Afghanistan
as chief of staff of the military
operations in 2001 and 2002. He also
commanded the 75th Ranger Regiment and
served tours in Saudi Arabia during the
Persian Gulf
War in 1991. Forces under General McChrystal's
command found and captured Saddam
Hussein and with tracking and
killing Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the
leader of al-Qaida in Mesopotamia
(al-Qaida in Iraq). General McChrystal replaced General
David McKiernan as the commander in
Afghanistan. McKiernan was replaced by
McChrystal largely due to the fact
McKiernan had a background in
conventional warfare, while
McChrystal's training and experience
was predominantly in special operatons
and unconventional warfare, like the
type of warfare fought by the Taliban
and al-Qaida. General McChrystal' Afghanistan
strategy became apparent through public
comments that in order to win, the
United States must invest more
extensively in Afghanistan than it had
since American forces topple the
Taliban government following the
attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. In a confidential 66-page
report leaked to the Washington
Post, General McChrystal bluntly states
that in order to win the war, he needs
additional troops within by teh middle
of 2010, or else the conflict in
Afghanistan "will likely result in
failure." General McChrystal publicly stated
many of the points made in this leaked
report: emphasizing the importance of
protecting civilians over just engaging
insurgents, restricting airstrikes to
reduce civilian casualties, and sharply
expanding the Afghan security forces
and accelerating their training. He
also signaled that he will seek to
unify the effort of American allies
that operate in Afghanistan, and
possibly to ask them to contribute more
troops, money and training. In June, 2010, Rolling
Stone Magazine published an article
in which McChrystal and his aides were
quoted as speaking very critically
about the members of President Obama's
national security team. McChrystal was
recalled to Washington D.C. to meet
with the President. At that meeting,
McChrystal offered his resignation, and
Obama accepted it. McChrystal was
succeed in the Afghanistan command by
General
David Petraeus. In early 2013, General McChrystal
gave several television interviews in
which he discussed the war in
Afghanistan, the Rolling Stone Magazine
article that led to his retirement, and
he promoted his new book, My
Share of the Task: A
Memoir General
Stanley McChrystal CBS
Interview Stanley
A. McChrystal--New York
Times The
Runaway General-Rolling Stone
Magazine A
General Steps From the Shadows--
The New York Times In
hunt for terrorists in Iraq, general is
no armchair warrior--The Washington
Times, October 2, 2006 Stanley
McChrystal: The president's stealth
fighter--The Guardian (UK) New
York Times coverage of McChrystal
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– MA – National Security and
Strategic Studies Salve Regina University – MS
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Schools Attended: United States Naval Command and
Staff College Senior Service College Fellowship
Harvard University Military
Career: U.S.
Military Decorations and
Badges: Defense Superior Service Medal (with
Oak Leaf Cluster) Legion of Merit (with 2 Oak Leaf
Clusters) Bronze Star Medal Defense Meritorious Service
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