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I will not bother here because your lack of military knowlege would not allow you to understand, but I can name a dozen generals who said we needed more troops, more body armor, more and heavier forces and armor plating, and so on. Many of them were the Generals in the field during the war. ... You are not supporting the troops when you allow them to not get the resources they need and deserve in this war and we all do not demand better support for them.

What unit were you in when you crossed the border? Why? Well, as a rule I usually call bullsh*t on the first person to bring up their illustrious military record and touts their ability to master war at all levels from tactical to strategic. Not only are you a genius on the battlefield, but I'm also sure you could create an efficient acquisitions process and single-handedly plan the logistics effort for two theater wars on the same time.

We will never have a perfect military; we will never have the perfect force structure for any conflict. Nevertheless, you fight for the resources you can get, but most importantly, you fight the enemy - and you win.

If we ever get into a shooting match with China, there's a distinct possibility that many of my friends (or myself) could die. Why? Well, obviously because evil Donald Rumsfeld won't let the Air Force buy 700 F-22s. Yet, you don't hear me whining about a mismatched force structure, or a defense-negligent administration.

Stop dreaming about a magical military that cannot and will not exist - military people will continue to die, but we will continue to do our jobs. My job is to win wars, and that's exactly what I'm going to do.