During some of the darker moments of his presidential campaign, Barack Obama would say, “I’m skinny, but I’m tough.” Facing a two-day crucible over how to respond to intemperate remarks by General Stanley McChrystal and his aides published in Rolling Stone magazine, Obama showed just how tough — and smart — he can be. By replacing Afghanistan commander McChrystal with General David Petraeus, the nation’s single most visible, popular and respected active military officer, Obama turned what could have been a crippling blow into one of the strongest moments of his presidency to date.

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