Top of the Agenda: Obama to Decide McChrystal's Fate U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with his top commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, after controversial remarks (NYT) the general and his staff made about senior Obama administration officials. McChrystal has prepared a letter of resignation, though Obama has not decided whether to accept it when they meet. In the Rolling Stone article, McChrystal and his aides spoke critically of nearly every member of Obama's national security team and called Obama "uncomfortable and intimidated" during his first meeting with McChrystal. The remarks exposed the enmity within Obama's foreign policy team and growing doubts even within the military about whether Afghanistan can be won. The infighting is coupled with deepening problems in the Marja and Kandahar missions, widespread corruption in the Afghan government, and allies who say they want an exit. Analysis: In the Wall Street Journal, Eliot Cohen says despite McChrystal's military genius and extraordinary leadership, his Rolling Stone interview violated norms of civilian-military relations, and Obama should fire him. PRECISAMENTE PORQUE MCCHRYSTAL SABÍA Y BUSCABA LO QUE LE ESPERA CON SUS DECLARACIONES. LA INCÓGNITA ESTÁ EN COMPRENDER SU COMPORTAMIENTO: LO QUE ESPERA LOGRAR CON SU CASI SEGURA DESTITUCIÓN In the Washington Post, Anne Kornblut and Karen Tumulty say in deciding McChrystal's fate, Obama must "assert authority over the military without alienating it or fueling skepticism about his own fitness as its commander." McChrystal's ill-advised remarks shouldn't overshadow the credit he deserves for putting the right strategy in place to turn around a failing war effort, writes CFR's Max Boot in the New York Times. NO CREO QUE TAL "CREDIT" LO EXONERE DE LA DESTITUCIÓN QUE HA BUSCADO. ¿SOÑARÁ ACASO CON CONVERTIRSE EN FUTURO CANDIDATO A LA PRESIDENCIA, ALTERNATIVO A LA CANDIDATURA DE OBAMA? Firing one general is enough for one war; let him stay--and talk honestly about strategy, writes CFR's Leslie Gelb in the Daily Beast. Background: Read the Rolling Stone profile of McChrystal. While senior military officials are urging support for Afghanistan operations, Afghans are fearful about the Kandahar offensive and uncertain about U.S. plans to start withdrawing troops in July 2011, says CFR's Stephen Biddle. HACE TIEMPO QUE EL ASTUTO, TRAMPOSO PRESIDENTE AFGANO ESPECULA CON ESTA RETIRADA, DESCRIBIENDO LA SITUACIÓN ACTUAL COMO UNA CONFUSA COMBINACIÓN DE PROTECCIÓN Y OCUPACIÓN DE AFGANISTÁN.