forge a hard earned peace in afghanistan. following the success of the surge in iraq petraeus was promoted to lead u.s. central command. he was now responsible for the wars in both iraq and afghanistan. on the ground in afghanistan the strategy of counter insurgency as developed by petraeus was now being executed by general stanley mcchrystal and intense four star who reportedly survives on one meal a day. the mission is not only important it is also achievable. this week in rolling stone magazine mcchrystal and his staff ridiculed their civilian leadership. president obama was furious. i think it s clear that the article in which he and his team appeared showed a poor judgment. just as president harry truman did with general douglas mcarthur in 1951 president obama asked general mcchrystal to resign. i did so with considerable