U.S.:Resignation doesn't mean Iran war

I. Citation:
U.S.: Resignation doesn’t mean Iran war, CNN.com, March 12, 2008 http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/12/miedast.fallon/index.html

II. Summary:
This article is about the recent resignation of America’s Middle East military chief, William Fallon. Much controversy surrounds this article because of the former chief’s being very much against a war with Iran. There were reports that because of President Bush’s opinion on the presence of nuclear weapons in Iran, Fallon was forced out of his position in order for the Bush administration to confront the problems in Iran. This article was basically written to prove these theories incorrect and that a war with Iran was not going to happen in the near future. Fallon, a former member of the Navy, will be replaced by Martin Dempsey, one of his deputies. Fallon has been receiving much gratitude for “Progress that has been made there, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan”. CNN was told that our military will continue to try to find a peaceful resolution for the growing oil and continuing problems in the Middle East and that economic deficits from the war are being looked into. Overall, this has been a reassuring message to anyone worried about the resignation of Admiral Fallon and what it has to do with us and Iran.

III. Reactions:
a. This article relates to the AP World History theme impact of interaction among and within major societies because the simple stepping down of one of America’s military leaders has our country worried about a war with Iran. Because of some negative interactions between the U.S. and Iran, this seemingly inconsequential occurrence is turned into a possible conflict between two major societies.
b. William Fallon has been our chief of military forces in the Middle East since the beginning of 2007. His opinion on staying out of Iran has conflicted with that of President Bush and his administration. President Bush has believed that Iran is in the possession of nuclear weapons, which could obviously turn into a bad situation. Now that Fallon has stepped down from his position, there has been speculation on possible military actions towards Iran and their “weapons”.
c. This article was compiled by both Kyra Phillips and Barbara Starr, female Americans who certainly received information from government officials to compile the information for this article, certainly making them insiders on the U.S. issues in their article.
d. Being Americans themselves, the reporters in this article seem to be very positive toward the American issues in their writing. Any problems, for example with the economy, are being taken care of, or that all sides are in agreement with the resignation that seemed to have caused some controversy. This bias in favor of American welfare in the article in no way effects the way this issue is portrayed by the reporter’s writing. It is also reasonable because any article written about something backed by the author will always have some form of patriotism involved.
e. I would need to hear from an Iranian leader in this article after they heard the word of Fallon’s resignation to fully understand the impact of the event described within the article. The Iranian leader would certainly have his own opinion on what Fallon’s resignation means because it involves the welfare of his or her country. I would venture to guess that maybe the Iranian would see this event as a weakness in the U.S. military and possibly formulate an attack.
f. I believe that the stepping down of Admiral Fallon is not that big of a deal and that his conflicting views with President Bush have been blown out of proportion. We will make a smooth transition to the next chief of Middle East military and will continue to try to find a resolution between us and the Middle East with as little violence as possible.