Den afghanska regimen är "ineffective or discredited" och den pakistanska regimen oförmögen "to curb insurgent support". Det underminerar den internationella närvaron i Afghanistan och dess strategi. Det sa generalen till NATOs ministrar...
"It was this briefing which convinced Mr Obama to move against the former head of US Special Forces, as costs soar to $7bn a month and the body count rises to record levels, because it undermined the White House political team's aim of pulling some troops out of Afghanistan in time for the US elections in 2012.
General McChrystal's presentation to Nato defence ministers and Isaf representatives provided an uncompromising obstacle to Mr Obama's plan to bring troops home in time to give him a shot at a second term. The general was judged to be "off message" in his warning to ministers not to expect quick results and that they were facing a "resilient and growing insurgency".
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