Spencer Ackerman in the Washington Independent, here
"....Fallon was considered by many to be the one man standing between Dick Cheney and bombing Iran. So in the short term, Fallon's resignation raises concerns about our future policy towards Iran (and as Spencer Ackerman notes, those concerns are likely to be greatest in Iran itself). So much for the return to mainstream foreign policy that was going to be led by Bob Gates and Condi Rice...."
"Update: Shoulda mentioned that Army Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey, Fallon’s deputy, will take over as acting CINC—sorry, combatant commander—on March 31. Fallon can’t even stick around until his replacement is confirmed? Very suspicious. This sounds like a resignation on principle"
"Update: Shoulda mentioned that Army Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey, Fallon’s deputy, will take over as acting CINC—sorry, combatant commander—on March 31. Fallon can’t even stick around until his replacement is confirmed? Very suspicious. This sounds like a resignation on principle"
"Update II: Read Barnett's (The Esquire story writer) on why he chose to profile Fallon, on his own blog, here"
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