Comments on: White House Downplays Rift With Fallon

Admiral In Charge Of U.S. Mideast Command Resigned Amid Alleged Disagreements On Iran

[randynason]

Fallon knows a sick, rabid dog when he sees one after a lifetime in the military. How can he in good conscience serve an idiot moron posing as the Commander-In-Chief?

[excoachken]

Bush Diplomacy = Lie/lie/lie/lie/lie/lie/lie = anything neocons will believe.

[singingrick]

The White House always listens to the Generals on tactical matters unless of course the generals disagree with them. Then they ask them to resign.

lol!

[gkc99]

Fallon''s resignation could be a signal that the staged, phony terror attack that will be attributed to Iran, and the rapid attack on Iran by Bushit and Chickenshit (from the safety of an undisclosed location, no doubt) will soon follow.

The election isn''t that far away, after all!!

The Neocons need to do something to stay in power. Watch the Reichstag--I mean Congress--perhaps a bombing or something there to inflame the peasantry.

[j-whitman]

Don,,, You''ve forgotten McCain''s "Bomb Bomb Iran" & the White House constant threats of attack already ???

[j-whitman]

Don,,,, No, it hasn''t been your point at all, you''ve been limiting the conversation to his exit speech...

In fact McCain & Cheney directly opposed puting together a "defensive" strategy which Fallon supported.......

[donbl1]

J, Fallon opposed war with Iran for different reasons than you are implying.

Mullen also opposed and we are NOT at war with Iran, if you noticed.

[j-whitman]

Don,,,, You can blame Esquire, & you''ll still miss the point, it was just one article out of many ----

-- Sec. Gates & many military leaders also echo what
Fallon has said & have opposed this administration including Adm. Mullen the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff & others.

[donbl1]

J, my point exactly. The Administration is trying to put together a "defensive" strategy which Fallon supported.

That is not how the Esquire article came out......

Like I said, I suspect we will hear (spelled it right this time) an interesting post retirement speech from Fallon. He might be one p***** off fighter pilot about the press.

[j-whitman]

Don,,,, I don''t get my news from Angelina Jolie

[j-whitman]

Don,,,, Fallon is right about Iran, we will not attack it.

Gates is trying to establish a coordinated regional strategic defense against Iran, not attack it.

[donbl1]

J, you sound like you are hoping.

Even Angelina Jolie said it was better so we know now.......

[j-whitman]

Don,,,, You might start watching more news pal... It''s an accumilation of data points from commanders on the ground warning of a change of tatics we''ve seen during the worst part of the Iraq War of Roses.

[westhaven5]

This is the critical news CBS needs to consistently report not the puff. Thank you.

[donbl1]

J, I think we will here from the horse''s mouth on the "retirement". That will be the definitive position.

J, on the deaths, you are taking single data points and extrapolating again.

[j-whitman]

Don,,,, It was a political firing,,,,, The situation in Iraq is nothing what McCain or this administration says it is. Many of his comments was also echoed by other senior milary commanders including SECDEF Gates.

12 soldiers die in 3 days; rise in deaths cast doubt on ''surge''

[donbl1]

J, you got to start calming down in the afternoons or work on reading skills.

The comment is a quote from him. Nothing more.

In the past, many senior officers have retired "so" they could speak freely.

There has been a lot of free wheeling journalism about whether the guy was forced out and whether he vigorously opposed any administration plans.

I suspect we will know truth in a few weeks. Someone will be disappointed.

[j-whitman]

Don,,, You seem to be following the GOP example of only taking part of what''s known & claiming it''s the only truth.

[donbl1]

J, it will be interesting to see if his "retired" comments are any different than the quote from him in this article.

[jersupporter]

JERSupporter,,,,, Who is JER ??
Posted by j-whitman
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Not JRE - AKA John Edwards, but JER is in reference to Book of Jeremiah in the bible. Vice JER.