Personnel shifts at the Pentagon are admittedly not part of the normal interest sphere of Leftinsf readers. However, today’s resignation of Admiral William Fallon from his post as Commander in Chief of Central Command should give at least a moment’s pause. Fallon wasn’t horribly enthusiastic about certain beloved Bush Administration ideas. One of these ideas was a military invasion of Iran. Now, with Fallon’s departure, expect his probable replacement to be someone far more willing to start another Mideast adventure.
For another tale of Bush Administration fun in the Middle East, this Vanity Fair article I’ve started reading looks promising:
www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/04/gaza200804
It’s the story of the secret Bush Administration plan to provoke a Palestinian civil war to push Hamas out of power.