The admiral nominated to lead U.S. forces in the Mideast pledged to Sen. Hillary Clinton yesterday that he will round up enough armor and equipment for the 21,500 additional troops President Bush is sending to Iraq.

Navy Adm. William Fallon told Clinton (D-N.Y.) at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that he will shift gears from his current Pacific Command to his new post at the Central Command covering Iraq and Afghanistan.

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