U.S. CENTCOM Chief Admiral Fallon To Step Down
WASHINGTON — Admiral William Fallon, the head of U.S. Central Command, which leads U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan is stepping down, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Tuesday.
Gates said Fallon said misperceptions about differences between his ideas and U.S. policy are making it too difficult for him to operate. Gates said their differences are not extreme, but the misperception has become too great.
I don’t know whether he was misinterpreted or whether people attributed views to him that were not his views, but clearly there was a concern,” Gates said.
(Fox)
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From the article.
[[It was often reported that he and Gen. David Petraeus butt heads about troop levels in Iraq, which the two denied, but was an ongoing dispute that simmered below the surface within the Pentagon. Fallon is responsible for not only Iraq and Afghanistan. The article noted that the troop numbers were so taxed in Iraq that it was hurting operations in Afghanistan.]]
In a pissing match between any general and Petraeus, the latter gets my vote, after all he is the guy who won the war in Iraq.
March 11th, 2008 at 11:58 amI would take Patraeus’ word over any unless it seemed like a very credible thing. he knows what works and has implemented a seriously kick ass strategy. like deathstar said, not over some pissing match.
March 11th, 2008 at 12:17 pmLooks like Wesley Clark, has the same attitude too!
Heard Frank Gaffney was talking about how he buggered up when he was in command of pacific operations too. Glad he’ gone!!!
March 11th, 2008 at 5:34 pm