The Top U.S. Commander in the Middle East, Adm. William J. Fox, resigned.
President Bush says he will listen to the commanders on the ground and not the politicians in Washington. It's easy for him to say that because he can force the commanders on the ground to retire if they don't agree with him.
From the Washington Post:
Fallon's 'views on strategy in the region have put him at odds with the Bush administration,' says The Post. Fallon 'had rankled senior officials of the Bush administration in recent months with comments that emphasized diplomacy over conflict in dealing with Iran, that endorsed further troop withdrawals from Iraq beyond those already under way and that suggested the United States had taken its eye off the military mission in Afghanistan' says the New York Times.How dare he suggest diplomacy! Clearly, he is a coward who hates his country. I say good riddance.
