[Echo Talon]

Is it just me or is the media make a big deal out of this?

[jz638]

My thoughts exactly. I'm sure Sec. Rumsfeld knew what he was stepping into, and it says a lot that he showed up and listened.

It will say a lot more, however, if the legitimate problems get fixed.

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I think that to soldier's question was reasonable, and that Rumsfield's answer was weak. There's already been a mutiny over this issue.

The men in the field deserve better. During WWII, auto factories were converted to wartime production. Maybe that's needed again.

Is this a serious war or not? If it is, let's see a little initiative on the part of the government to actually fight a serious war.

[Rudder]

Well, the Pentagon has just recently announced that the military planners failed to plan for the "insurgency" we now are facing. IMHO, that's a big and stupid failure.