Fallon resigns in tiff with Bush: Puts Iran in Jeopardy

PeakingAroundtheCorner

This isn't good, folks. Admiral Fallon is said to have been the only person standing between booosh and war with Iran.

Story Breaking...CNN

Speculation Breaking: There is a sense that Admiral Fallon was "encouraged" to step aside, though he says in his parting statement that it was his decision alone.

Tinfoil Breaking: Cheney is set for a whirl-wind tour of the Middle East....Yeah, just like before the Iraq attack.

Atlantean_Relic

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evilgenius

Their buddies outside of the military who are losing faith in them will stop them staying in power. The bigger question is, does this mean that Iraq policy has changed? Which side in the military's internal arguments over Iraq is winning, the one that believes Bush or the one that thinks he is a criminal? Is Patreus left trying to hold a center that can't be held? If so, and he knows it, what will he do to change the order of things in such a way that the US will get the best deal it can?
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shortonoil · Fission Joined: Dec 02, 2004 Posts: 2470 Location: VA USA

OH MY GOD! This will put the Joint Chiefs in direct opposition to the Bush Nuts. Are we going to see the neo-cons frogged marched out of the White House under Marine guard. One can hope?

billp

Fishman

ABOUT TIME!!!! After q 4 month for the last 3 years of "we'll be attacking Iran soon, because ....." Of course, if we don't you who have been prognosticating this will again look like idiots.

roccman

Fishman

Sorry for the double post, I considered posting it as many times as the "we will be attacking Iran..." threads but I thought that would be rude and well, stupid.

heroineworshipper

Hopefully this won't impact the invasion of China. Let's face it. Ever since dollars lost all their value, China started asking for real paychecks & their quality control sux. They need a regime change.
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Tyler_JC

Does anyone actually think Bush can muster the political capital for an invasion of Iran in the next 9 months?

It's not going to happen.

Moreover, Iran isn't building nuclear weapons!

People aren't stupid. We went to war with Iraq because we had convincing evidence that Saddam was a direct and immediate threat. The American people do not believe that Iran poses that same level of threat, especially when a rather large fraction of the Congress wouldn't sit back and let Bush spin it.

In 2002, there was no serious opposition to war with Iraq. With no serious opposition and high approval ratings from the American people, Bush was able to burn through his political capital to call for war against Iraq. Could he do the same with an approval rating in the low 30s? I don't think so.

Today, the leading Democrats (and many Republicans) are actively opposing Bush's alleged warmongering with regards to Iran.

Democrat Barack Obama introduced a Senate resolution late Thursday that says President Bush does not have authority to use military force against Iran.

I know it's the doomer wet dream to think about a war with Iran, but it's not going to happen any time soon.
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emersonbiggins

shortonoil · Fission Joined: Dec 02, 2004 Posts: 2470 Location: VA USA

emersonbiggins said:

gnm

Tyler_JC