Pres. Obama Will Make McChrystal Decision After Discussion Tomorrow

The Gen. Stanley McChrystal Rolling Stone article story will not end today.

Pres. Obama made a brief statement today in a “press spray,” flanked by Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates, and White House correspondents seem to think the implication was McChrystal will keep his job.

“I think it’s clear that the article in which he and his team appear showed poor judgment,” said Obama. “I also want to make sure that I talk to him directly before I make any final decisions.”

That talk will take place tomorrow, but Chuck Todd tweeted he believes McChrystal will stick around: “There is a path for Gen. McCrystal to save his job; everything depends on how the meeting w/POTUS goes tomorrow morning.”

Obama closed the statement by saying:

Whatever decision I make with respect to Gen. McChrystal or any other aspect of Afghan policy is determined entirely on how I can make sure we have a strategy that justifies the enormous courage and sacrifice that those men and women are making over there.

Mark Knoller believes this shows McChrystal is staying. He tweets: “That last quote makes it sound as though Obama will not fire McChrystal so long as he has confidence in his Afghanistan strategy.”

Will it be Helen Thomas or David Paterson? We’ll find out tomorrow…

Here’s Obama’s comments:

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