In the summer of 2010, President Obama appointed David Petraeus as Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan after

A) he fired the previous commander for insubordination.
B) he decided to remove all combat troops from Afghanistan.
C) the Taliban came to power in popular elections.
D) the previous commander refused interviews with the popular press resulting in charges of lack of transparency.


B

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