Kerry Backs McChrystal, Urges Washington To 'Back Off'

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 2:39PM
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By Brandon Kosters- Talk Radio News Service

Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) said he spoke with General Stanley A. McChrystal, Commander of International and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, this morning about comments McChrystal made in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. McChrystal spoke critically of the Obama administration regarding how it is handling the war in Afghanistan.

"I emphasized to him that...those are comments that he's going to have to deal with," Kerry said. "I have enormous respect for General McChrystal and I think he's a terrific soldier."

Kerry said that it would be best not to fixate on this issue, and emphasized the remaining presence of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

"All of us would be best served by backing off, staying cool and calm and, you know, not succumbing to the normal Washington twitter about this for the next 24 hours."

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