The Navy Admiral William Fallon said the US miscalculated the war and that time is running out in front of the committee.

The man packed to serve as the top US commander in the Middle East faced an equally tough challenge today in Washington. Navy Admiral William Fallon appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee and spoke bluntly about the challenges plaguing the region particularly the war in Iraq. Fallon told committee members that the US miscalculated the war and that time is running out.

The FAA would like to increase the mandatory retirement age for pilots. Now the retirement age for commercial pilots in the US is 60. To match international standards, the proposed change would hike that to 65.65 is the international age limit for commercial pilots.