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Was McChrystal Wrong To Advise Obama Publicly?

Oct. 6, 2009
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has made a public case for sending more American troops to fight there. Is Gen. Stanley McChrystal out of line? Should he be making his case through the chain of command? Or is it appropriate to have a debate with the White House in public?
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