[StockAyatollah]

Weak, very weak indeed. Who is the author and what qualifies him to judge a military operation? Does he not understand that this is a different type of war than Desert Storm? We are fighting a country whose government controls only parts of its territory. We are also fighting a terrorist organization stretched across dozens of countries. And last but not least, for the umpteenth time its only been a friggin' month since we started this campaign!

[There's millions of'em]

Perhaps someone would be kind enough to enlighten us regarding Mr. Bacevich's experiences as a commander during the gulf war. He is quite the wordsmith and ever the critic.