Given that Admiral Fallon was fired to satisfy Bush's ego, that is, for political reasons, what does that imply about Bush's choices for top military slots, in general? Doesn't it taint everything?
So, will Fallon be called to testify at the Petreaus confirmation hearings?
General Petreaus seems like a pretty young guy to take a theater command (to me). Is he another of Bush's Harriet Miers-like nominations? What does he know about commanding assets like a whole Naval carrier group, for instance? Two, actually ...