• General Stanley McChrystal sacked by Barack Obama following comments in Rolling Stone interview• General David Petraeus named as McChrystal's replacement

Not many believed Barack Obama would sack the Afghanistan war general – but the US president was right to assert his authority

Many think General McChrystal must go. The question is whether he is replaceable without changing Afghan strategy

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of US joint chiefs of staff, says General Stanley McChrystal's comments made him feel sick

By the time it happened, the firing of Stanley McChrystal had largely been drained of drama. We knew this morning that he went to the White House, stayed a mere 30 minutes and left, suggesting that he would not be standing next to Obama at any microphones later that day.

Well, as many of you know, since I last posted, the word is that Obama may or may not accept the resignation. We should know Wednesday.