Admiral Fallon Discusses US Foreign Policy on BBC’s Newsnight

Highly recommended.Fallon is the CENTCOM Chief who resigned last year.

Fallon opposed the “surge” in Iraq and…consistently battled the Bush administration to avoid a confrontation with Iran, calling officials’ warmongering rhetoric “not helpful.” (Think Progress)

Whatever he may have thought before, he says that the situation in Iraq generally is greatly improved. He also discusses troop withdrawals, Iran, and his own role in US foreign policy. At any rate, it’s an interesting interview by a serious interviewer; and Fallon makes an excellent showing.