Abizaid and Casey Are On Their Way Out, Fallon and Petraeus To Replace Them
I had made mention of it in this link, but it appears that the story has grown. Admiral William J. Fallon will replace General John Abizaid at Central Command and LTG David Petraeus will replace George Casey as MNF-I commander in Iraq according to ABC Blogs.
Officials also tell ABC that the replacement as MNF-I commander in Iraq (replacing Gen. George Casey) will be LTG David Petraeus. Though Casey was originally staying in position till June, he is expected to leave earlier than expected probably in the next few months.
“The president wants a clean sweep” an official told ABC News.
Fallon, who is in the Navy, is currently head of Pacific Command; he will be overseeing two ground wars, so the appointment is highly unusual.
The Belmont Club reports:
John Keegan has an article in the Telegraph describing plans to use a surge force of 50,000 to inflict damage on Iraqi militias and insurgents. Prior to large scale withdrawal. If Keegan’s reportage on the plan is correct, then the “surge” will be the historical equivalent of the Linebacker aerial offensive in Vietnam; probably destined to be as tactically brilliant and as strategically pointless.
Prairie Pundit reports:
It will be interesting to see if Admiral Fallon’s appointment may portend future naval operations against Iran’s nuke facilities.
BBC also reporting:Â Bush ‘to replace top US generals’
This is welcome news!
