You knew it was coming. We thought he’d be fired at C&L, but Fallon resigned instead. Robert Gates took the stage and was battered with questions today as he announced the departure of Chief Admiral Fallon, who asked out of the administration:
The top U.S. military commander for the Middle East resigned Tuesday amid speculation about a rift over U.S. policy in Iran. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that Adm. William J. Fallon had asked for permission to retire and that Gates agreed. Gates said the decision, effective March 31, was entirely Fallon’s and that Gates believed it was “the right thing to do.”
As you may recall Fallon was openly against starting a war with Iran.
Admiral William Fallon, then President George W. Bush’s nominee to head the Central Command (CENTCOM), expressed strong opposition in February to an administration plan to increase the number of carrier strike groups in the Persian Gulf from two to three and vowed privately there would be no war against Iran as long as he was chief of CENTCOM, according to sources with access to his thinking.
According to Gates, Fallon resigned because the fall-out from the article. Gates said Fallon told him: “The current embarrassing situation, public perception of differences between my views and administration policy, and the distraction this causes from the mission make this the right thing to do.” Gates said he approved Fallon’s request to retire with “reluctance and regret.
The National Security Network compiles examples of Fallon’s dissenting views from the Bush administration.
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FRIST? - so who will oppose the Iran mash now ?
“You either kiss my ass, or you can kiss my ass” George W Bush.
These FUCKS are conducting a cleansing of the military. The military that is sworn to protect and defend the CONSTITUTION…not some alcohol brained damaged idiot son of a former head of the CIA who managed to steal an election.
The military belongs to the PEOPLE…not to the drunken moron occupying the White House.
These FUCKS are really thinking about doing it. They really are.
Resigned, or did they hold the door open while someone else kicked him out it?
“Wars good business so give your sons”.
- Jefferson Airplane
bomb bomb bomb iran
Let’s see, Cheney the War On Iran chief instigator is heading to the Middle East, oil didn’t come down after w’s call on the House of Saud, sovereign investment funds are heading out over the total assets held by western banks….. see http://cabdrollery.blogspot.co.....-east.html
Well, well.
That leaves a very juicy vacancy for a confirmed Bush arse-licker.
Mmm…how about Petraeus?
Is he free to speak to the press now?
Fallon told Petraeus that he considered him to be “an ass-kissing little chickenshit” and added, “I hate people like that,” the sources say.
It’s time to bomb, bomb, bomb … bomb, bomb Iran.
*sigh
dear Lord, please tell me these devils don’t have big plans before the general election.
I know we can easily afford another war, but it don’t seem right.
The only branch of the armed services with generals crazy enough to want to start a nuclear war has always been the Air Force.
push those guys out that disagree with invading Iran
then Invade
I’m so proud of Admiral Fallon. Well done, sir!!! If more people of conscience, integrity, brains, and honest did this, that effer Bu$h would be standint with Cheney and a bunch of other dicks, wondering what the eff happened… And eventually spending time in prison for their treason and other various crimes against the American people.
what I want to know is: obama have you seen any hookers lately?
Good for you, Admiral Fallon!
Go public as soon as you are able. Run for Congress in 2008.
The bombing of Tehran begins in 4,3,2…
ralph @ 15:
Is your mother still on his campaign trail?
I hope General Batiste talks Fallon into speaking out against the war on the upcoming anniversary of it’s launch.
When Bush/Cheney says……… we listen to the leaders on the ground
that really means
Agree with what we say if u want to be a leader on the ground or else it is time for you to “spend more time with your family”
if they all agree with Bush/Cheney then they are quite easy to listen to
Bush/Cheney the puss administration
Chimpy wants war. So does McBeachBoy, Bomb Bomb Bomb, Bomb Bomb Iran.
And the democrats will happily fund anything. Pathetic.
Left&Left @ 18:
well said!!!
#3, L&P: I agree. Anyone in the military hierarchy who had any personal integrity and conscience has either quit or was fired. With the lunatics that are left running the show, it sure scares the hell out of me. Still got a few months to go until November. Yikes.
QFT!
Roger from Ohio @ 20:
Well, there goes the last voice of reason in the upper echelons of the military… Stand by kiddies, I suspect the shit is gonna get pretty deep now… I can just see Dick and George… Their little stiffies bulging out, salivating at their new prospects….. Oh Congress??? Oh, yea, that’s right.. never mind… Feckless is the operative word here regarding those worthless wimps………..JD
Yes, he follows his generals’ advice, unless they disagree with him and, then, it’s time to retire. If they agree with him, they are not to be allowed to be questioned too harshly upon their reasons for agreement by anyone outside the Decider’s circle.
I think that I got the logic to this game.
George W. Bush and Company
Keeping America Safe since August 2001
We clear brush and vacation for you!
Bush said he would listen to his generals on the gound — not to his admirals in the water.
Maybe there’s no point in worrying about Monster Inc steeling the election, because Bush will never leave anyway.
Oh, yes, and as we saw from the scandal at the Air Force Academy, no one is getting promoted unless they join the same end-times evangelical churches that back every move the president does.
Anyone else see the documentary where the children are taught to pray to Bush’s image?
Paul C @ 26:
further, if they agree with him and then things turn to shit (and they always turn to shit) then the preznut conveniently places blame on said generals.
I’m the Decider. Not some stupid dumb arse General!
GWB
The Chimp in Chief, a coward, an amoral manling who is devoid of honor, a FUCKING DESERTER and Darth Cheney, another abject amd amoral coward, who profiteers from war and who was ” too busy” doing other things to serve, both want yet another illegal war of aggression. They belong behind bars at the International Criminal Court in the Hague.
If our military doesn’t revolt to stop this insanity, it’s going to be time for the rest of the world to unite against our rogue nation, as they did against the Axis Powers in WWII. This is insanity, and it is evil.
hey! where is my hat tip?
Does this mean we start bombing after Easter?
So Fallon has “decided” to retire. How in the world did this adminstration ever allow someone that might have dissented against the President’s wishes into such a position? Was Harriet Myers too busy to take over at centcom?
oZer @ 11:
Uh, actually, we absolutely CANNOT afford another war. We’re $10 trillion in debt right now, only about 2-3 tril of that is for all of the Iraq war.
There is no chance in hell America’s economy will survive another war, espescially with Iran, a much much bigger and more difficult target.
Does anybody still believe the “surge” is working. Granted there is less violence in Iraq, but that is because a man by the name of Sadr, told the rag heads to stop fighting and they did. Isn’t Sadr the one that runs Iraq? He’s some kind of big wig in Iraq. Military big wig.
Anyway he told his troops to lay down their guns and for the most part they did. GW does not want the public to know the “surge” is a big flop. Ask a soldier. That’s one of the reasons for the resignation.
Liberal AND Proud @ 3:
Two elections.
+1 on th’ rest.
Well, its a tenuous link, but things have been a little rough for the passengers of the SS Minnow too:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200.....dawn_wells
I love the booking picture.
Liberal AND Proud @ 3:
I agree with these comments.
Pelosi and company took impeachment off the table. If the SOBs who stole the White House attack Iran, Nancy Pelosi is the first person who should be held accountable.
There is a lot of damage that can be done between now and January, and Congress sits idly by, contemplating how nice it will be after the elections.
rain @ 37:
Next time, could you please make your point without the derogatory reference to people who wear turbins?
With any luck General Batiste will talk Fallon into speaking out against the war on the upcoming anniversary of it’s launch.
“..the distraction this causes from the mission..” actually means, “draws attention to exactly the thing we’re trying slip by the citizenry unnoticed”
Look at that sexy Democrat but pay no mind while we… Puuurrge.
prunes @ 36:
but.. but.. but the war will pay for itself, and also the reconstruction, from the Iranian oil profits…
Obama, we’ve got a VP for you, shoved out of the Bush administration just in time! He should appeal to the doves AND the hawks with all that hardware on his chest. And he’s a man of honor as well.
When you are cowering in your bunkers, remember the Bush campaign motto:
“Whatever it takes” to embezzle funds from the U.S. Federal Budget for BUSHCO profit.
I’d like to point out that Hillary Clinton is the only democratic Presidential candidate who voted for the Kyl-Lieberman Amendment - which will make a more bellicose American approach toward Iran all the easier now that Fallon is out of the way.
100 REASONS NOT TO VOTE FOR HILLARY CLINTON
IT’S NUMBER 4 ON THE LIST
Do these assholes realize how smashed we are going to get by the rest of the world if we do this? Do they? Do they even care?
If they don’t think there will be some form of economic retaliation by Europe, Russia, China, South America…. jesus.
But hey, at least metal commodities will be so high we can’t fight the war with bullets!
material vessel @ 10:
That’s nonsense. Fallon said that he hated such, as a challenge to Petraeus. He did NOT call him that name.
Typical military oohrah hard talk, meaning absolutely nothing.