ARE WE CLOSER TO WAR WITH IRAN?

Adm. Fallon has resigned as CENTCOM commander and this may bode ill for those of us who don't want a war with Iran. Fallon has warned about the war talk of the neo-cons and a recent profile in Esquire highlighted Fallon's opposition to a war with Iran. According to NBC News, Fallon's view is widely shared in the Pentagon:

Gates has said publicly and privately that under current conditions he's opposed to war with Iran. Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen is also against it. In fact, almost every senior military officer we've talked to is against launching military strikes against Iran, because as one senior official told us, "then what do you do?"

While the U.S. military does have the usual contingency plans for robust airstrikes against Iranian nuclear and military targets, it's the "aftermath, stupid." It’s the potential military response from Iran in the region and repercussions in global oil markets that are incalculable.

This has gotten a lot of attention and so far I haven't come across any neo-con celebrating this although it is still early. Perhaps Fallon is doing the honorable thing by resigning rather than carry out a policy he believes is deeply flawed. That is what former British general Sir Michael Rose thinks some flag officer should've done before the Iraq War.