"This is a man, a combatant commander who has won two wars, " one official said.

CNN: Franks turned down the Army's top job earlier this month.

Here's a radical thought: The abrupt resignation yesterday of the Combatant Commander of U.S. Central Command, Admiral William J.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Vice President Fallon?

The Bush Administration has created the Department of Homeland Security, while the Defense Department has organized a new Northern Command in which for the first time a combatant commander has the entire continental United States within his area of responsibility.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Remarks to the Council on Foreign Relations