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Associated Press
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Published: Tue, March 11, 2008 - 1:47 pm
Last Updated: Tue, March 11, 2008 - 1:49 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says thatAdmiral William Fallon, the top U.S. military commander for the
Middle East, is resigning.
Gates said Fallon had asked Gates for permission to retire and
that Gates agreed.
Fallon was the subject of an article published last week in
Esquire magazine that portrayed him as opposed to President Bush's
Iran policy. It described Fallon as a lone voice against taking
military action to stop the Iranian nuclear program.
Fallon has had a 41-year Navy career. He took the Central
Command post on March 16, 2007, succeeding Army Gen. John Abizaid,
who retired. Fallon previously served as commander of U.S. Pacific
Command.
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