Admiral William Fallon said at his confirmation hearing Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee that the current strategy in Iraq was, in his works 'not working'

A Navy admiral set to lead American armed forces in the Middle East says stabilizing Iraq requires "new and different actions."

Admiral William Fallon said at his confirmation hearing Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee that the current strategy in Iraq was, in his words "not working," but said that the situation can be turned around.

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President Bush nominated Fallon to replace retiring General John Abizaid as the head of the U.S. Central Command.  The command oversees U.S. military operations in 27 countries from the Horn of Africa to Central Asia, including Iraq and Afghanistan.

Fallon is currently the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific.

Last week, the Senate approved President Bush's nomination of Lieutenant General David Petraeus to be the new commander in Iraq.