Middle East US General Fired For Opposing Iran War
As ThinkProgress notes, Fallon opposed the “surge” in Iraq and has consistently battled the Bush administration to avoid a confrontation with Iran, calling officials’ saber-rattling “not helpful.” Privately, he vowed that an attack on Iran “will not happen on my watch.”
A blockbuster Esquire article published last week predicted that Fallon would be removed to make way for a general who was more “pliable” to war with Iran.