Dave wrote:
I would describe it as the kind of sniping one might expect from a bunch of
ex military people who lost an internal policy fight about how the military
should be structured for the future and are now trying to refight their lost
battle in the press.


Really? And the continuing needless casualties... needless because they
would not have happened if either the troops were properly equipped
and/or abovementioned "lost policy fight" had not occured and sufficient
occupation force in place.


On a related topic, have you noticed the number of classified documents that
have been leaked to the press in the last few weeks? It's time for the heads
of the CIA, State and Defense to get serious about putting a stop to that
kind of game playing before some serious damage is done.

Maybe it's President Bush, still hunting for the person that outed
Valerie Plame.

DSK