Major U.S. General fired and relieved of duty over harsh remarks on Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Just like Gen. Stanley McChrystal, it seems like they fired Fuller for speaking the truth or something? Any policy that he wasn't suppose to speak out let met know please. www.ibtimes.com...

Major Gen. Peter Fuller, a top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, was relieved of his duties Friday after making comments critical of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a senior U.S. defense official said. Gen. 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 Friday that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was aware of the remarks and that 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.

And here's some why the top U.S. General got fired over this remark he made.

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. In July 2010, President Barack Obama fired Gen. Stanley McChrystal, then commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, over remarks he and his aides made in an explosive Rolling Stone magazine article that disparaged the president and other civilian leaders.

Fire the troops too, bring them all home.

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why is that?

So who is General John Allen?

en.wikipedia.org...

He sure does have a tiny head.

That Flint Hill Private school General Allen went to - about 30k a year for tuition.
Everytime you look at top "US INTELLIGENCE" they all seem to come from very elite backgrounds, rarely do I see people that look like they actually did work their way up.

Originally posted by Paulioetc15
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why is that?

It was sarcasm.