Wow having to replace a commander...what diplomacy with the moderate Taliban didn't work....the UN letter of complaint impressed nobody...can't send NATO ...they are landlocked...so the capture and release program doesn't apply....don't forget N Korea, Iran and 60 nuclear weapons in Pakistan....oh Gates can't forget the moral boosters responsible for the memos of enhanced interrogation and pictures....toooo. Well I say Eric Holder, Nancy Pelosi, and Janet Napolitano should lead the troops....and in that order....Nancy and Janet...they got your back Eric.

I personally think it's time to rid the Obama Administration of all Bush/Cheney left-overs,and that includes Gates!

I guess a replacement is suppose to make us feel more secure. It doesn't make me feel more secure it worries me even more. They are now admitting that we are not winning this war, so I really hope this change gets us on the winning track or we can freaking pull out of this war instead of having our troops die for nothing

Great move on secretary Gates part. A change of command especially one from the former administration can only catapult better results. Afganistan has deterred many nations over the years in trying to keep it's poppy trade open to the free market with little or no oversight, much like Wallstreet. Without this perpetual trade going on, there would be no war, especially a sectarian war. Lets face it the hard liners of sunni Islam must number less than 10% of the fighting forces of the Taliban. Again we mush strike out unilaterly not giving any of our plans to the corrupt and greedy Pakistan and Afganistan regimes in order to succeed. God bless us all, May Muhammad and Jesus stand as one in this capital war.