Bush denies forcing military commander to resign

[lovuian]

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=336908

A spokeswoman for President Bush says the head of the U.S. Central Military Command is not being forced to resign, despite reports that Admiral William Fallon disagrees with the president's policy on Iran.

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino Wednesday, said President Bush welcomes robust and healthy debate and is grateful for the admiral's service.

Fallon was on a trip to Baghdad Tuesday when he announced he is resigning at the end of the month. That announcement followed a report in Esquire magazine that said Fallon disagrees with the Bush administration on whether to take military action against Iran for failing to stop its nuclear program.

Admiral Fallon denied that his opinion differs from the president's, but he said the perception of discord makes it difficult for him to serve effectively.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, expressed concern that the departure is an example that dissenting opinion is not welcome in the Bush administration. Ya harry I expressed concern too... but what are you going to do About it Nothing

Bush is really pushing the Military to the breaking point...Are they going to want to go to war with Iran???Madness...stand up to the twirp

[The Wielding Truth]

1. More Bush bull.

[lpbk2713]

2. Why does he even bother?

The whole world knows by now what a lying sack of shit he is.

[lovuian]

3. Now we are hearing that the Admiral was FORCED to resign

I bet it was you go or ELSE the Brig

and now Bush denies it Its BS

but am I mistaken or did I read that the Admiral talked to Prez of iran before this resignation or else crisis

Wonder what was said in that Meeting

let me imagine

[lovuian]

4. Hey do any of you suspect that Fallon was a major force

in the Intel report that said War with Iran was a No NO... I bet he was
and I bet he told other countries that he was opposed to war with Iran and that got him in trouble

this is a BIG resignation

Heres the Esquires Article
http://www.esquire.com/features/fox-fallon?click=pp

How does Fallon get away with so brazenly challenging his commander in chief?

The answer is that he might not get away with it for much longer. President Bush is not accustomed to a subordinate who speaks his mind as freely as Fallon does, and the president may have had enough.

Just as Fallon took over Centcom last spring, the White House was putting itself on a war footing with Iran. Almost instantly, Fallon began to calmly push back against what he saw as an ill-advised action. Over the course of 2007, Fallon's statements in the press grew increasingly dismissive of the possibility of war, creating serious friction with the White House.

Last December, when the National Intelligence Estimate downgraded the immediate nuclear threat from Iran, it seemed as if Fallon's caution was justified. But still, well-placed observers now say that it will come as no surprise if Fallon is relieved of his command before his time is up next spring, maybe as early as this summer, in favor of a commander the White House considers to be more pliable. If that were to happen, it may well mean that the president and vice-president intend to take military action against Iran before the end of this year and don't want a commander standing in their way.

And so Fallon, the good cop, may soon be unemployed because he's doing what a generation of young officers in the U. S. military are now openly complaining that their leaders didn't do on their behalf in the run-up to the war in Iraq: He's standing up to the commander in chief, whom he thinks is contemplating a strategically unsound war.
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Admiral I admire you and you tried to stop them Traitors

[New Dawn]

5. LOL, and Bush also said that Iraq had WMD!

Both of which were obvious lies.

[Thepricebreaker]

6. but but.. he is a lame duck.. how can he do this...

[lovuian]

7. kick

:kick: for the Admiral :patriot: