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Sunday, June 10, 2007
Go Navy
I'm a fan of every branch of our armed forces. But I think there's probably a one-word rebuttal to the shock and surprise that the Los Angeles Times and others have expressed over Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates' selection of an admiral rather than a general as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs, 
hard on the heels of the nomination of another admiral to run Centcom — and unlike the LAT, I don't think it has anything to do with the Army or the Air Force brass "not seeing the big picture."
The one word is: Iran.
Need three more words of explanation? "Carrier strike groups." (If a picture is worth 1000 words, a two-carrier strike group must be worth about 200,000 pictures.)
Just think of the selection of Admirals Mullen and Fallon as a "leading indicator," Mr. Ahmadinejad — a portent of things to come. Kind of a compliment to you, really, in a back-handed, extremely awe-inspiring way.
Posted by Beldar at 11:05 AM in Global War on Terror | Permalink
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(1) Kent made the following comment | Jun 10, 2007 8:31:38 PM | Permalink
Not sure I understand the fuss. Wasn't Admiral Leahy the first chairman of the JCS back in World War II?
Or is this a case of pundits trying to read great significance into a routine appointment, to demonstrate their superior wisdom to the great unwashed?
(2) DRJ made the following comment | Jun 12, 2007 1:55:58 PM | Permalink
I agree with you that this appointment has all the earmarks that Bush and Gates want to be prepared for - and possible even do something about - Iran before Bush leaves office. I think it also has to do with China, too.
(3) El Jefe Maximo made the following comment | Jun 14, 2007 10:39:29 PM | Permalink
Not only Iran. . .but other issues, such as Chinese naval construction, the future of Taiwan, as well as the direction US naval procurements will take -- we've got to make a decision soon about a new generation of surface ships -- seem to call for a naval perspective.
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