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].
It is the force structure itself along with the weapon systems and overall doctrine that are changing. This is where Rumsfeld is horribly wrong .... Goggle "Bradley Stingray" and see an incredible weapon system that threatens all of the Rumsfeld Doctrine.
Rumsfeld is doing exactly what the President wants...
I agree that Rumsfeld is playing his cards well, but he has a losing hand and the deck is stacked against him.
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].
From my view point the AF and Navy are far more guilty of this then the Army ... and Rumsfeld chose to publicly insult the Army ... that was really sad especially since the Army was and is right.