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HARDtalk: General Stanley McChrystal - Former Commander ISAF and US Forces, Afghanistan

McChrystal on US 'leadership crisis'

08/11/2018

General Stanley McChrystal - Former Commander ISAF and US Forces, Afghanistan

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, General Stanley McChrystal - Former Commander ISAF and US Forces, Afghanistan

Interview with General Stanley McChrystal, a prominent American former military leader.

Sarah Montague speaks to one of America's most celebrated military leaders, General Stanley McChrystal, about the future of American leadership and the midterm elections.

The US mid-term elections were a mixed picture for president Trump. Democrats took control of the House of Representatives and that will allow them to block the president's legislative agenda. As a leader Donald Trump has been accused of dividing the country and now Congress is split. 

Sarah Montague speaks to one of America's best-known and celebrated military leaders. General Stanley McChrystal oversaw the American war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since leaving the military he has studied and taught the principles that make good leaders effective. So what kind of leadership does he think the US needs now?

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