Admiral Fallon, chief of the United States Central Command, was forced to resign on March 11th after comments attributed to him were published in Esquire magazine. If you have no idea how important this man was in terms of the military chain of command, let me lay it out for you. Admiral Fallon replaced four-star General John Abizaid in his role as chief of Central Command. General Petraeus, the current commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, answered directly to Admiral Fallon.
So why was Fallon fired? Because he made comments urging less saber-rattling and more diplomacy with Iran in a magazine interview. I realize that the chain of command exists for a reason. I also understand that the civilian administration at the top of that chain of command should not be publicly contradicted by military leadership, but the forced resignation of one of the best commanders we have over comments he made about a war we have not even begun is ludicrous.
