IntelliQuark wrote: "And what if we don't meet the benchmarks, do we withdraw?"
Good question. Does McCain not understand wars aren't run like government bureaucracies? Well, I guess not.
I mean, I can understand a desire to quantify progress. It IS important to show things are heading in the right direction. However, I'm not sure a list of metrics like body counts, ammunition expended, IEDs exploded, etc., is the way to do it. What exactly would be tracked, and what would happen if we didn't meet the goals (like IntelliQuark posted)?
Let's wait for the bill to be submitted and read it. (if it really is submitted)