Centcom Commander Adm. William Fallon has asked for and been granted permission to retire effective from the end of this month. Fallon is noted to be a thorn in the side of the warmongers as can be seen from the following: -

As he was preparing to take command, Fallon said that a war with Iran "isn't going to happen on my watch," according to retired Army Col. Patrick Lang.

(source:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/05/AR2008030503059.html)

Esquire Magazine describe him as the only person who might stop the Bush administration from going to war against Iran

(source:  http://www.esquire.com/features/fox-fallon)

He was also reported (albeit in a private conversation) to have said 'There are several of us trying to put the crazies back in the box

(sources:  http://ipsnews.net/print.asp?idnews=37738)'

Although he has said “The notion that this decision portends anything in terms of change in Iran policy is, to quote myself, ‘ridiculous,’

Worrying times indeed eh?