McChrystal paints bleak picture of Afghanistan war
Army Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal painted a bleak picture of the Afghanistan war that President Obama has asked him to command in his Tuesday morning confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, a four-star American general with a long history in elite special operations, took charge of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan on Monday, a change the Pentagon hopes will turn the tide in an increasingly violent eight-year war.