| Date: | Thursday May 22, @02:58PM |
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| Author: | NYC |
| Topic: | Iraq |
| from the Iraq dept. | |
Top U.S. Commander Franks to Retire
Architect of Iraq Campaign
Will Write, Hit Speaking Circuit
NBC NEWS AND NEWS SERVICES
WASHINGTON, May 22 — Army Gen. Tommy Franks, who orchestrated the U.S. military campaign against Iraq, has decided to retire, Pentagon officials told NBC News on Thursday.
FRANKS MADE HIS decision, which was first reported by CNBC, after turning down an offer to serve as the Army’s chief of staff, the officials said on condition of anonymity.
Among other things, Franks plans to write a book and hit the speaking circuit, the officials said.
Franks, 57, has been the head of the military’s Central Command since July 2000. In that position, he oversaw the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq while coordinating U.S. military operations in 23 other nations, stretching from the Horn of Africa into Central Asia.
Continued.
Franks grew up in Midland, Texas, President Bush’s hometown, attending the same high school as Laura Bush, who was a year behind him. He and his wife, Cindy, have been married for 33 years.
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