He must be on the sauce. Why would he even say that. He’s finished.
He is trying to bolster his foreign policy and military strategist credentials. He suggested we needed more troops and that Rummy was wrong. I think the surge has far more to do with allowing the military to do their jobs as much as the number of troops. I think Petraeus understands very well how to conduct a counter-insurgency and this the biggest reason for the success in Iraq. Well, that and having the finest troops in the world to carry out his plan. :)