US forces chief McChrystal meets Obama but outcome unclear

Military officials had said the general was prepared to submit his resignation over the remarks in a magazine that is to be published later this week

The US commander for NATO forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has left the White House after meeting President Obama to explain derogatory remarks about members of the US administration.
He had been called back from Afghanistan for the meeting, which lasted about half an hour.
There is no report yet on its outcome.
Jonathan Schanzer is Vice President of Research at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies.