The last president to remove a war commander was Harry Truman.

VOA: special.2010.06.26

He said: I think the Constitution gives the commander in chief special powers under the laws of war.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

He told his secretary of war to send an order to the military commander in New Mexico.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

If,the commander said, the governor had approved the shelling, it would be an act of war.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

The ambassador,Karl Eikenberry, is a former commander of the war.

VOA: special.2009.11.14

The top U.S.commander in Afghanistan, Army General Stanley McChrystal, has warned that the war with the Taliban could be lost if more troops are not deployed.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

He said shortly after the largest mass murder since World War II, the supreme commander of its forces was telling his parliament how he ordered that attack.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27