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Barack Obama: He very publicly relieved a popular and talented general of command, not over strategy or policy differences, but…

On the recordJune 22, 2010
He very publicly relieved a popular and talented general of command, not over strategy or policy differences, but because the general showed contempt for civilian leaders.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Cooper discusses President Obama's unprecedented decision to relieve a general of command.

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