
From a USA Today article by Jim Michaels:
"The top commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East abruptly announced his resignation Tuesday a week after the publication of a magazine article that described him as being at odds with the Bush administration's stance toward Iran.
In a profile in Esquire magazine, author Thomas P.M. Barnett described Adm. William Fallon as "brazenly" challenging the Bush administration and pushing back against a president "who trash-talks his way to World War III" with Iran.
From a NY Times article by Mark Mazzetti:
"A new assessment by American intelligence agencies released Monday concludes
that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and that the program
remains frozen, contradicting a judgment two years ago that Tehran was working
relentlessly toward building a nuclear bomb. [emphasis added]"
(click here for the full article)
Remember how Bush used to say that a 'free Iraq' (that is liberated from Saddan) would lead to a spread of freedom and democracy throughout the Middle East? So four years later, how's that strategy going?
Peace in the Middle East:
Iraq: 12 Turkish Soldiers Killed in Kurdish Rebel Attack. [NYT]