General McChrystal and President Obama

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President Obama meets with Stanley A. McChrystal, who was then the new U.S. Commander for Afghanistan, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on May 19, 2009.

McChrystal Ordered to W.H. to Explain Critique

McChrystal and Obama in Denmark

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President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his wife, Annie, aboard Air Force One in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Oct. 2, 2009.

McChrystal Ordered to W.H. to Explain Critique

McChrystal and Obama Aboard Air Force One

President Obama meets with Gen. Stanley McChrystal aboard Air Force One in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Oct. 2, 2009.

McChrystal Ordered to W.H. to Explain Critique

McChrystal, Obama and Eikenberry in the Oval Office

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President Obama meets with United States Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry, left, and General Stanley McChrystal, Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Dec. 7, 2009.

McChrystal Ordered to W.H. to Explain Critique

McChrystal and Obama

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President Obama shares a lighter moment with, from left, Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones, and Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, at the conclusion of a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Dec. 7, 2009.

McChrystal Ordered to W.H. to Explain Critique

Situation Room Meeting on Afghanistan

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President Obama meets with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 17, 2010. General Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Commander in Afghanistan, was among those joining the discussion via video-conference (left screen).

McChrystal Ordered to W.H. to Explain Critique

Obama's Trip to Afghanistan

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President Obama arrives at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on March 28, 2010, after an all-night secret flight on Air Force One. He was met by U.S. Ambassdor Karl Eikenberry and Gen. Stanley McChrystal, both at left.

McChrystal Ordered to W.H. to Explain Critique

Obama and McChrystal

President Obama is greeted by Gen. Stanley McChrystal as he arrives at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, on March 28, 2010.

McChrystal Ordered to W.H. to Explain Critique

Obama, McChrystal and Eikenberry in Afghanistan

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President Obama meets with U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, left, and Gen. Stanley McChrystal at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, March 28, 2010.

McChrystal Ordered to W.H. to Explain Critique