It was in relation to statements made which were critical of members of Obama's cabinet in an interview with Rolling Stone.
President Obama fired General Stanley McChrystal in June 2010 due to comments made by McChrystal and his aides in a Rolling Stone article, which were seen as disrespectful towards the administration and civilian leadership. The article revealed McChrystal's critical views on key officials, including Vice President Joe Biden, which undermined the trust necessary for effective military-civilian cooperation. Obama believed that McChrystal's behavior was detrimental to the mission in Afghanistan and the overall strategy. As a result, he replaced McChrystal with General David Petraeus to restore confidence and unity in the command structure.
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Lincoln's response to General McClellan's command was that Lincoln relieved McClellan of Command.
General Grant
General Grant
Slapping a Soldier Patton is relieved of command for slapping a shell-shocked soldier in an Army hospital.
He has been replaced with Gen. David Pertraeus after turning in his resignation to President Obama.
He rejected the command to limit the war
WWI, WWII, Korea. He was relieved (fired) of command in Korea.
George McLellan.
US Army General Douglas MacArthur, after being relieved of command; US Army General Ridgeway.
General Douglas MacArthur is the military commander who had been relieved of his command by President Truman during the Korean War, but who still had substantial support in the US public.