Umm, Fallon doesn't confirm your point of view. He merely says "don’t believe for a second that the president really wants to go to war with Iran." There are many strong voices in this administration. Fallon certainly does nothing to set to rest the actual rumors to which you refer, which is that Cheney is pushing for war with Iran, nor the more general statement you're asserting which is the administration. Certainly he doesn't confirm this viewpoint, but nor does he provide any evidence to the contrary.

Oh, and the much to the disappointment of many is a seriously cheap shot. Perhaps you really believe that, but I seriously doubt anyone who believes that there are forces within the administration - powerful ones - pushing for war with Iran think that it's going to disappoint them if it doesn't actually come true. To claim that it would is rather lame...

PHILLIPS: So when talk of the third war came out a war with Iran, the president didn’t say to you this is what I want to you do and did you stand up and say bad move?

ADM. FALLON: It’s probably not appropriate to try to characterize it in that way.

Not that it didn't happen - but that it isn't appropriate to say it did. Fallon does a great job of fence-sitting in this interview (other than saying outright we should negotiate with Iran - "demonstrate a willingness and openness to engage in dialogue because there are things we can find in common" - contra McCain). About the only thing you can definitely take away from this interview is that, for whatever reason, he's being very careful about what he says.

Regards, C