[Zack Nguyen]

If Peters says it's going well, you can be assured that he is saying what he truly believes. There is no political agenda here. He despises Rumsfeld.

[smoothsailing]

I'm know Peters isn't all that keen on Rummy, so as you say, his article is testament to his objectivity.

I don't know the original source of their disagreement, they've both been around a long time.It might go back further than the past five years.