Tommy R. Franks

Army General Tommy R. Franks is the former commander of U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM), headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.


 * Former Honorary Co-Chair, National Park Foundation
 * Former Cochair, Spirit of America
 * Helped launch Coalition to Salute America's Heroes

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Operation Iraqi Freedom

Profiles

 * Tommy Franks in the Wikipedia.

External articles

 * Dave Moniz, "Gen. Franks, commander of Iraq war, retires," USA TODAY, May 22, 2003.
 * "Gen. Tommy Franks to Retire," Associated Press (Fox News), May 22, 2003.
 * "Franks Retires, Hands Over Central Command," Fox News, July 8, 2003.
 * "Text: Remarks by Retired General Tommy Franks to the Republican National Convention," FDCH E-Media, Inc. (Washington Post), September 2, 2004.
 * Paul Alexander, "The Generals Speak. Seven retired military leaders discuss what has gone wrong in Iraq," Rolling Stone, November 3, 2004.
 * "Iraq war planners forecast only 5,000 GIs in '06. Top generals envisioned stability, democracy after Saddam's ouster," Associated Press (MSNBC), February 15, 2007.
 * Dan Froomkin, "How Bush Uses His Generals," Washington Post, July 16, 2007.