Adm. William J. Fallon for V.P.?

[LuckyTheDog]

Just a thought. I obviously know nothing about how this guy feels about things like universal health care. But he stood up to Bush. Talk among yourselves:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g4TCb3GE9GQnVpZaWHA-cPBpbwmwD8VBGGC00

The Navy admiral in charge of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan announced Tuesday that he is resigning over press reports portraying him as opposed to President Bush's Iran policy.

Adm. William J. Fallon, one of the most experienced officers in the U.S. military, said the reports were wrong but had become a distraction hampering his efforts in the Middle East. Fallon's area of responsibility includes Iran and stretches from Central Asia across the Middle East to the Horn of Africa.

"I don't believe there have ever been any differences about the objectives of our policy in the Central Command area of responsibility," Fallon said, and he regretted "the simple perception that there is." He was in Iraq when he made the statement.

[Prefer]

1. Yes, because military thinking is what this country needs

[LuckyTheDog]

3. A general for a running mate

Could not be bad for a candidate running against a war hero.

[Sweet Pea]

10. Yeah!

Too bad Fallon is an Admiral.

[LuckyTheDog]

15. Same basic rank

And you know what I mean.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral

The word Admiral has today come to be almost exclusively associated with the highest naval rank in most of the world's navies, equivalent to the Army rank of (Full) General.

[Sweet Pea]

17. Fine

With specificity being the very soul of credibility, you should have been more precise. Not knowing Fallon was an Admiral instead of a General indicated you didn't/know what you were talking about, even though you may indeed have.

[LuckyTheDog]

18. Of course I knew he was an admiral

I made the original post! So, then I made a small mistake in a subsequent post. Why make a federal case out of it? Sheesh.

[Sweet Pea]

19. Stop replying to my posts then

if you want this to end right here.

[iamthebandfanman]

4. wouldnt hurt for the withdrawl, actually

just a thought

[burythehatchet]

8. For the purpose of disengaging from conflict, military thinking is far more necessary

than that required for invading. I understand your sentiment, that the world is far more in need of peaceful thinking instead of military thinking, but we find ourselves in an unpleasant reality.

[KG]

9. really? how so? wasn't needed to withdraw from VN.

and if for some reason it was so, (which it's not) why does that person have to be a VP?

[burythehatchet]

11. You might be right, I'm no war strategy dude. But we've lit the fuse on a far more deadly

situation. I honestly abhor the prospect of killing another million innocent Iraqi's as we pull out. Sadly, we won't be pulling out. Ever.

[Prefer]

14. i meant it sarcastically

sorry i thought it was obvious

[jody]

2. I posted the same idea on 8 Mar 08 with zero replies. I happen to agree with you. n/t

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=4967597

[KG]

5. um. other than he might be against bombing iran,

what other liberal/progressive credentials does he have?

[LuckyTheDog]

6. Like I said, I have no idea

But he's worth a look, I think.

[C_U_L8R]

7. That was my first thought too

until the suspicions about Iran started surfacing

[Octafish]

12. Sure would be a helpmeat for young Obama.

Should Smirko the crazy monkey cancel the election, perhaps the good Admiral can help lead the Pentagon detachment in a second American revolution.

[KharmaTrain]

13. Let The Good Admiral Rest...

I suspect he's got some damning stuff on how this occupation and war for profit were mangled that could be very valuable later this year...say if it came out in a book and 60 minutes interview and maybe even a campaign apperances, but that's as close as I want him or any military type to political power.

Resigning doesn't make him a saint...and most definitely not a politician. If there's anyone who has been in the military that I'd like to see in some administrative capacity...Secretary of Defense or possibly State...it would be General Clark.

[Thothmes]

16. Is the Admiral an Democrat or Republican

Everyone assumes because he has had a political falling out with the current Administration that he has to be a Democrat. I am not sure that is a valid assumption. Does anyone know for sure what his political stripe is.

[Cruzan]

20. Esquire profile that got him fired

http://www.esquire.com/features/fox-fallon

[kenny blankenship]

21. NO. and the LAST thing we need to do right now is to give Reptilicans

any excuses to FURTHER politicize the military. Oh but the demmycrats took a top officer right after he wuz fired and made him their V.P. so why shouldn't we have a sitting General as our President?

Good GOD people. Think first, huh?