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An ominous resignation
Published Mar 13, 2008 12:58 AM
The news that broke on March 11 about the early retirement of Adm. William
Fallon means one thing: stay alert for war moves against Iran. The Bush gang
pushed Fallon out of his position as top U.S. commander in the Middle East. He
has spoken out for negotiating with Tehran rather than bombing Iran first.
Like the other top brass at the Pentagon, Fallon has been a loyal servant of
U.S. imperialism. He has never shrunk from using military power when ordered
to. But he has crossed those who advocate, as Vice President Dick Cheney
reportedly does, that the U.S. should attack Iran while the Bush administration
is still in office and before talking to the Iranians. Last fall, in an
interview with al-Jazeera, Fallon said, “This constant drumbeat of
conflict [from the Bush administration] ... is not helpful and not
useful.”
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says that letting Fallon go does not mean war
with Iran is imminent. But the Pentagon is spending billions to keep a huge
fleet of U.S. warships, including some heavy-duty aircraft carriers, off the
coast of Iran. Not just Bush but all imperialist governments lie while
preparing a pretext or provocation for war. The anti-war forces can’t
allow Washington to launch yet another disaster in order to grab Middle East
oil. Stay alert and ready to act.
—WW Editorial Staff
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