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I am not a negadit and I do not drink the Bushade either .... On 9-11 we were given a choice ... convert or die ... we have to give our enemies the same choice. Bush chose 'convert light'. Rumsfeld is trying to make a losing choice work. That is not an easy task. Our force structure cannot handle it. The 'partial' mobilization will now go beyond the 5 years set in 2001. What do we do then? Put on more band-aids? Bush said his plan will take a generation to work ... ok 20+ years .... what's Rumsfeld 20 year plan? Rumsfeld's 'whiz-kids' will lose this war despite the best effects of the military!

Brother grow up and let go of your 70s era, Washington Post groomed, arrested development where defense secretaries are concerned.

It is the force structure itself along with the weapon systems and overall doctrine that are changing. While you were wasting your time whining you missed the reality that the current force structure [that you claim is incapable of handling current responsibilities] just fought two wars in regions that made their bones chewing up smash mouth militaries.

The Military is just fine. Rumsfeld is doing exactly what the President wants...who is himself doing exactly what is needed.

Sorry but put in the position to choose, I'll default to conservative civilian leadership 100 times out of 100. Many of the porcelain brass is simply to close to the forest [and purse strings] to be making overall judgments [especially those from the Army].