You make the statement that there is an "Air Force officer in charge of the ground war." You must know something that I don't - just who is this Air Force officer that you are talking about?
I probably should have written aviator instead as Rumsfeld was a Naval aviator, not Air Force. Please check the date on the article and discussion. My point was that not enough credence was given to long-term ground operations beyond the initial war. Mr. Rumsfeld recently admitted to this as well.