Hooray for ADM Fallon!!! He took his oath to the Constitution, not the president. He may have felt that by sacrificing his career, he could slow a rush into another war. He may have just had enough of being forced to factor in domestic politics when deciding strategy. We've grown used to the bureaucratic general whose loyalty is to his superior, but not his subordinate troops.

Sure, flag rank is political. Before it begins, any comparison between MacArthur and Fallon ignores MacArthur's lust for celebrity at the expense of his troops.

I suspect ADM Fallon looks down the road of history and sees that by speaking out of turn now, he will be spoken well of later.