Fallon: Petraeus At Centcom Doesn't Mean War With Iran

[sabra]

Source: The Tampa Tribune

TAMPA — As the new head of U.S. Central Command, Gen. David Petraeus will have to deal with Iran's continued influence in the Middle East.

But his nomination shouldn't be viewed as a step closer to war, said Adm. William Fallon, who abruptly resigned as Centcom commander in March.

"I don't think this is at all a sign there's some kind of imminent action," Fallon said during a brief phone interview today. "This is a story that won't seem to go away."

...

Fallon said today that he and Petraeus share similar views "regarding the negative influence of Iran pushing into Iraq."

He said Petraeus will have to grow an appreciation for the role Iran is playing overall in the region. But, he said, imminent military action is not a realistic idea.

"We're going to deal with this situation," Fallon said, and "try to find ways to get these guys to act in a way we'd like to see."

Read more: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/apr/24/fallon-petraeus-centcom-doesnt-mean-war-iran/

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

1. Yes, with his sterling record of admantly supporting the best military strategy, in spite of

poltical pressure, oh wait, never mind, confused him with all the FIRED generals who tried to do that.

[Hydra]

2. There's a good reason the story won't go away, Admiral

Cheney and Bush want to steal Iran's oil, and Petraeus is disinclined to stop them. That sounds like a recipe for disaster to me.

[jorhead]

6. Hydra says

" Cheney and Bush want to steal Iran's oil,"

Well Iran wants to steal Iraq's oil, so what's your point? The more oil, the more influence. Irans( or possibly Turkeys) excuse will be to stop the kurdish rebels. That will be eithers reason to invade northren Iraq.

Despite all the promise by Obama or Hillary we will not have an pullout of Iraq anytime soon. To many possible problems. The make such promises to get the ignorant to vote for them. They say they will but in reality they won't.

[daleo]

8. The U.S. will pull out

When it takes 4 U.S. dollars to buy a Euro. Just a few more years.

[Hydra]

9. Welcome to DU

But I stand by my point. We may very will irradiate a country simply for money.

As to our leaders promising a pullout, they really haven't. They throw a lot of "maybe's" and "conditionals" around without committing to ending an illegal invasion on our part.

Call me crazy, but I'm still looking for the people in this country that care about rule of law. If I can't find any, that will be my official sanction to pursue illegal behavior of my own.

[Phred42]

3. BULLSHIT!

[Bok_Tukalo]

4. Attack Iran?

Us and whose army?

[librechik]

5. riiiiiiggghhhtttt.

and you weren't "gotten to" after your too-candid interview with Salon.

[saigon68]

7. No it means Betrayus is closer to Cheney's freinds to get

his Golden Parachute job

[ohio2007]

10. It means the structure in place now will remain in place under Hitlery's watch

or more precisely;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCfVFxRsKQc
Hillary NUKE EM TIL THEY GLOW Clinton will have her war machine in position .

Obama ?
Well,he wants a peice of Pakistans ass and McCain ? McCain is partial to a hundred years stay the course war so looks like its a win/win/win situation for all party's involved

/sarc