Washington Post - Thomas Ricks weighs in on Admiral Fallon's resignation...

New York Times - Admiral William J. Fallon, the top American commander in the Middle East whose views on Iran and other issues have seemed to put him at odds with the Bush administration, is retiring early.

Esquire - Thomas P.M. Barnett's latest on Admiral Fox Fallon:

As head of U. S. Central Command, Admiral William "Fox" Fallon is in charge of American military strategy for the most troubled parts of the world. Now, as the White House has been escalating the war of words with Iran, and seeming ever more determined to strike militarily before the end of this presidency, the admiral has urged restraint and diplomacy. Who will prevail, the president or the admiral?

And the Admiral's reply to the article: Commander Rejects Article of Praise.

PBS Frontline - As Iraq descends into chaos and civil war; its neighbor -- Iran -- is on the rise as one of America's greatest threats and most puzzling foreign policy challenges.

Read the transcript.

Esquire - Two former high-ranking policy experts from the Bush administration say the U.S. has been gearing up for a war with Iran for years, despite claiming otherwise. It'll be Iraq all over again.