This week, President Obama replaced his top commander in Afghanistan . 本周,奥巴马总统撤换了阿富汗的最高指挥官。
General Stanley McChrystal resigned after a year in command of United States and NATO forces. Stanley McChrystal 将军在担任美军和北约组织军队最高指挥官一年之后,辞职了。
To replace him, the president chose the general to whom General McChrystal reported. 奥巴马选择了 Stanley McChrystal 将军推荐的人选来接替他。
The Senate is expected to quickly confirm General David Petraeus to lead the nearly nine-year-old war. 预计参议院将很快任命 David Petraeus 将军来接着领导这场已经持续了接近 9 年的战争。
The last president to remove a war commander was Harry Truman. 上一次更换战场司令官的总统是 Harry Truman 。