Articles Tagged: admiral

Ironic, the man seems to have more b*lls than all the neo-con hawks combined. The Man Between War and Peace As head of U. S. Central Command, Admiral William "Fox" Fallon is in charge of American military strategy for the most troubled parts of the world. Now, as the White House has been escalating the war of words with Iran, and seeming ever more determined to strike militarily before the end of this presidency, the admiral has urged restraint and diplomacy. Who will prevail, the president

Civilian Control of the Military As much as I sympathize with soon-to-be-retired Admiral William "Fox" Fallon's view that "this constant drumbeat of conflict... is not helpful and not useful" (apropos of Administration war drums on Iran), it is not surprising that his record of brutally frank talk in the presence of journalists caused his departure from the top slot at Central Command. For the most concise summary of the likely "insubordination" verdict, here's an excerpt from "The Nelson Rep