Le général John Allen devrait sans doute laisser la Secrétaire d'État Hillary Clinton s'exprimer sur le sujet, mais beaucoup d'américains vont appuyer sa déclaration...
"General John Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, relieved Fuller as deputy commander of the effort to train Afghan security forces after Fuller told the Politico newspaper that Afghan leaders were "isolated from reality," the official said.
Pentagon spokesman George Little told reporters earlier on Friday that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was aware of the remarks and Fuller had been speaking for himself and not the Defense Department.
"The secretary has full trust and confidence in General Allen's judgment with respect to his decision in this case," Little said in response to Allen's decision to relieve Fuller of his duties.
Speaking in a Politico interview that ran on Thursday, Fuller depicted Afghan officials as detached and unappreciative of American sacrifices and financial contributions to Afghanistan after 10 years of war.
The interview also depicted Fuller as critical of Karzai's recent comments suggesting that Afghanistan would side with Pakistan if it went to war with the United States.
"Why don't you just poke me in the eye with a needle! You've got to be kidding me - I'm sorry, we just gave you $11.6 billion and now you're telling me, 'I don't really care?'"
The interview also quotes Fuller as saying Afghanistan did not recognize the sacrifice in "treasure and blood" the United States was making for its security.
It is not first time the tenure of an American general has ended abruptly under a similar cloud."
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