Pentagon Worries Led to Command Change in Afghanistan from the Washington Post

Some interesting analysis from Rajiv Chandrasekaran [of 'Imperial Life in the Emerald City' fame] on Obama's evolving strategy for Afghanistan.

"Gates and Mullen had been having doubts about McKiernan since the beginning of the year. They regarded him as too languid, too old-school and too removed from Washington. He lacked the charisma and political savvy that Gen. David H. Petraeus brought to the Iraq war.  McKiernan's answers that day were the tipping point for Mullen. Soon after, he discussed the matter with Gates, who had come to the same conclusion."