Admiral Fallon Gets The Shinseki Treatment

Defense Secretary Gates just announced that Admiral William Fallon, commander of Centcom, is "resigning." From MSNBC:

Adm. William Fallon is stepping down as head of the U.S. Central Command, which oversees military matters in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Tuesday.

Gates said Fallon took the decision because of recent statements attributed to him that Fallon felt had created a misperception about his goals and those of President Bush.

Gates said Fallon had asked Gates for permission to retire and that Gates agreed.

Fallon was the subject of an article published last week in Esquire magazine that portrayed him as opposed to Bush’s Iran policy. It described Fallon as a lone voice against taking military action to stop the Iranian nuclear program.

Fallon is also famous for being critical of "the Surge" strategy as well as for calling General David Petraeus "an ass-kissing little chickenshit." In any event, it now looks like military action against Iran is inevitable.

By the way, I wonder what ass-kissing little chickenshit will be chosen to replace Fallon.