The commander of the US military in Afghanistan was dismissed. Why?

The most important thing is the difference in policies. In fact, it also reflects the contradiction between military commanders and civilian officials, but it is just to kill the chicken to show the monkey.

The Obama administration, especially the faction headed by Vice President Biden, believes that the core of U.S. policy in Afghanistan is anti-terrorism, so it should crack down on Al Qaeda. As for the Taliban, they think it is acceptable. As long as they are willing to cooperate, they should be given a break. It is also required to separate those who fight because of religious beliefs from those who fight because of poverty in the time zone of the attack base. The latter can be forgiven and their lives should be improved.

On the other hand, the military focused its policy on suppressing the insurgency, believing that the Taliban and the base should be attacked together to help Karzai's government control the whole country. And called for a substantial increase in troops.

Facing the differences between the two sides, the commander made rude remarks, saying that he didn't know Biden existed. He humiliated the Obama administration from the White House to the Department of Defense and the State Council and had to leave under the pressure of Obama.