McCain Calls For ‘New Team’ In Af-Pak Embassies Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is calling upon President Obama to replace more top American officials in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, following the resignation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal. “It’s completely understandable why the president made the decision that he did, based on the civilian-military relationship that goes a long way back,” the 2008 Republican presidential nominee said on ABC’s Good Morning America, also adding: “I also point out to the president, with my strong support of Petraeus, we also need a new team over there as well — perhaps at the embassy and other areas.”
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