Generals and diplomats plead with Obama

Missed in all the hubbub of the presidential campaign, on Friday a list of 13 prominent military and diplomatic leaders wrote an open letter to President Obama. The letter — whose signatories include retired general (and former CIA director) David Petraeus; Zalmay Khalilzad and Ryan Crocker, former ambassadors to Afghanistan; and retired general Stanley McChrystal — implored the president: […]