And I do think he is in charge... he will not be touched...
There is a chance Iran will be atacked if he changes his opinion.. other than that.. nope.
A pleasure I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myths operate in men's minds without their being aware of the fact. Levi-Strauss, Claude
The Senior admirals have watched the administration throw the army into the meatginder, with very little seeming care for the armys survival. just a desire to prove their own military theories right. I propose that they are not willing to see the Navy go the same way. Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
By putting up the "How dare you question the man in uniform with the row of shiny medals" defence in their interactions with other parts of the government, they've sort of painted themselves into a corner while dealing with the admiral.
A man can go from hero to traitor in a day, like nothing happened.
I'd guess that this admiral has a lot of friends in the navy, and maybe one in control of the Pentagon. You can only be sure to survive if you have your own power base.
BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Profile: Joseph Wilson
As acting ambassador to Iraq in the run-up to the first Gulf War, he was the last US diplomat to meet with Saddam Hussein, in 1991. He very publicly defied the Iraqi strongman by giving refuge to more than 100 US citizens at the embassy and in the homes of US diplomats - at a time when Saddam Hussein was threatening to execute anyone who harboured foreigners. He then addressed journalists wearing a hangman's noose instead of a necktie. He later told the Washington Post newspaper that the message to Saddam Hussein was: "If you want to execute me, I'll bring my own [expletive] rope."
As acting ambassador to Iraq in the run-up to the first Gulf War, he was the last US diplomat to meet with Saddam Hussein, in 1991.
He very publicly defied the Iraqi strongman by giving refuge to more than 100 US citizens at the embassy and in the homes of US diplomats - at a time when Saddam Hussein was threatening to execute anyone who harboured foreigners.
He then addressed journalists wearing a hangman's noose instead of a necktie.
He later told the Washington Post newspaper that the message to Saddam Hussein was: "If you want to execute me, I'll bring my own [expletive] rope."
