Admiral William Fallon, the head of U.S. Central Command, and the military commander responsible for overseeing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan submitted his resignation today.
Fallon insists that he had no substantive policy differences with the White House, even though a statement issued by his headquarters, said news reports of "a disconnect between my views and the president's policy objectives" had become a distraction at a crucial time, coming a month before highly anticipated recommendations on the way forward in Iraq from U.S. officials in Baghdad.
"Although I don't believe there have ever been any differences about the objectives of our policy in the Central Command area of responsibility, the simple perception that there is makes it difficult for me to effectively serve America's interests there," Fallon said.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates accepted Fallon's resignation and agreed that the ongoing speculation over a split between the Centcom commander and the White House had become a distraction.
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