Incorrect. Actually Rumsfeld had the JCS with Myers "discuss" with CENTCOM and Franks lowering their requested troops levels. The analogy is like Marshall asking Ike before D-Day to lower the troops needed to invade. It's wrong .... just like Rumsfeld is still wrong.
I DID NOT SAY Franks didn't get his final request. Do not put words into my statements. Franks did NOT get his FIRST request.
You've yet to document that sequence of events.
But even assuming it is true -- which is a stretch at this point -- I did say that I've seen quotes saying that Franks got the numbers he wanted and thought he needed.