[Paradox]

Everyone is entitled to an opinion. To alot of folks, any war where we can't just go in and WIN, absolutely positively no ifs-ands-or-buts, cleanly, is a debacle.

There will be no such wars for the US in the future, since those wars cannot be fought against the US.

[al_again]

It's an interesting point about Franks.

[Rocky Mountain High]

Being a founding member of Delta does not make him an automatic expert on global strategy.
One of my clients used to be the deputy directory of intelligence for NORAD. He admitted to me that he had never heard of al Qaeda or OBL until 9/11.