US President Barack Obama, General David Petraeus, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) make their way through the Colonnade for Obama to make a statement in the Rose Garden June 23, 2010 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama announced the resignation of Afghan war commander General Stanley McChrystal and named Petraeus as his replacement. (Getty/Daylife)
(L-R)US General David Petraeus, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, US Vice President Joe Biden, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen make their way through the Colonnade for a statement by US President Barack Obama in the Rose Garden June 23, 2010 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama announced the resignation of Afghan war commander General Stanley McChrystal and named Petraeus as his replacement. (Getty/Daylife)
WASHINGTON - JUNE 23: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) makes a statement as (L-R) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, Vice President Joseph Biden, Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. David Petraeus, and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listen in the Rose Garden of the White House June 23, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama has named Gen. Petraeus to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal as top commander of the U.S. Force in Afghanistan, after an article quoting Gen. McChrystal disparaging the Obama Administration was published in Rolling Stone magazine. (Getty/Daylife)
WASHINGTON - JUNE 23: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) announces his decision to put U.S. Army Gen. David Petreaus (R) in charge of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan with Vice President Joe Biden (L) in the Rose Garden of the White House June 23, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama accepted the resignation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal after a Rolling Stone magazine article quoted Gen. McChrystal disparaging Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and other leaders in the administration. (Getty/Daylife)
U.S. President Barack Obama announces that Gen. David Petraeus will replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal as his top commander in Afghanistan while in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, June 23, 2010. (Reuters/Daylife)
WASHINGTON - JUNE 23: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen (R) and Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. David Petraeus (L) leave after U.S. President Barack Obama (C) made a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House June 23, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama has named Gen. Petraeus to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal as top commander of the U.S. Force in Afghanistan, after an article quoting Gen. McChrystal disparaging the Obama Administration was published in Rolling Stone magazine. (Getty/Daylife)
From earlier that morning:
US commander in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChrystal (C) arrives at the White House in Washington,DC on June 23, 2010. President Barack Obama is to confront his top commander in Afghanistan amid speculation that the four-star US general might be fired for disparaging remarks in a magazine article. (Getty/Daylife)
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