Why insinuate your special knowledge about the Col's disagreement with his superiors? That was'nt the gist of his comments here.
If you've been around the military any time at all, contrary ideas about how to run things is the priviledge of all officers. These guys happen to be our best trained professionals and are entitled to theitr contrary opinions.
The Col. deserves our gratitude for his years of service and his forthright effort to provide an informed point of view.
(Smoothsailing gets "attaboys" for his consistent vigilence and service to all of us.)
Have you read any of Peters books?
His last one New Glory: Expanding America's Global Supremacy is the one that deals mainly with the Iraq War and its aftermath.
If you want a very good explination of things that were done right and things that were done wrong you should read that book.
It's hardly special knowledge, it's been the subject of more than one thread here. The only time Rummy was Peter's superior was back during the Reagan administration.
Peter's is now a PFC, Private FReeking Civilian, like most of us, and has been for some time now.