From: Rich Gauszka 



http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_levey__m_070609_was_general_pace_fir.ht
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I’ve been writing for over a year now that the Joint Chiefs have been
blocking the White House’s efforts to expand the war to Iran. No matter
what you might think of Gen. Pete Pace, this really is TERRIFYING news,
unless you crave a wider war in the Persian Gulf and South Asia.

Pace has been the most visible symbol of the push-back within the military
against the Long War.

George W. Bush, in effect, just fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, Gen. Peter Pace, USMC. This is unprecedented, as it is the first
time the JCS Chair has not been reappointed.

Pace's replacement will be Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael
Mullen, if the Senate approves his nomination.

The Admiral appears to be a much more convinced true-believer than Pace.
Mullen was quoted in an address earlier this month to naval personnel:
http://starbulletin.com/...

"The enemy now is basically evil and fundamentally hates everything we
are -- the democratic principles for which we stand ... This war is going
to go on for a long time. It's a generational war."

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