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Adm. William Fallon

March 11, 2008

Yesterday the bomb shell that rocked the American poilitical scene was Eliot Spitzer. He’ll be forced to resign soon because of his indescretions. Today though the bomb shell will largely be down-played and not noticed by nearly as many people. Today Adm. William Fallon resigned his post. Who? What post? And why? Or, does anyone really care? Maybe we should!

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If there is anything the Democrats don’t want to see happen between now and the November elections it is that the United States makes some sort of military move into Iran. We wouldn’t send a lot of troops and we wouldn’t be engaged very long- just long enough to take out as much of their nuclear capability as possible.

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Such a move might not play into McCain’s hands as much as he thinks. And such a move might not be reviewed by history as good for #43; however, as we all know, Bush has a mind of his own and he could care less what others might think. If he thinks he’s RIGHT, then he’s RIGHT. Historically in time of a crisis or a war, not matter how brief, Americans come together.

Enter Admiral William Fallon!

Adm. William Fallon resigned today as chief of U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia after more than a year in the post, citing what he called an inaccurate perception that he is at odds with the Bush administration over Iran. Right! Once he’s outta there, come March 31st, we might hear a different story.

Fallon, the head of U.S. Central Command, was the subject of a recent Esquire magazine profile that portrayed him as resisting pressure for military action against Iran, which the Bush administration accuses of trying to develop nuclear weapons. Fallon is a 41-year veteran of the Navy, took over as chief of Central Command in early 2007. Gates said he will be replaced by Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey, his deputy, who commanded an Army division in Iraq in the early days of the war and led efforts to train the Iraqi military.

In a written statement, Fallon said that a recent article’s comment that he had a “disrespect for the president” was causing him a “resulting embarrassment” and had become a distraction. He further added, “Although I don’t believe there have ever been any differences about the objectives of our policy in the Central Command area of responsibility, the simple perception that there is makes it difficult for me to effectively serve America’s interests there,” he said.

You can bet a few Democrats on the Hill will keep a close eye on this resignation.

Written by Ernie · Filed Under Daily Commentary 

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