[Yasotay]

Many of the brass hated Rumsfeld from the git-go. Clinto had left them in charge of the cooky jar, and they felt entitled to call the shots. If we were short of men after 9/11, it was owing to the stewardship of men like Shinseki, who was more interested in berets than in bodyarmour.

What's wrong with the military being in charge of itself and calling the shots?

Maybe Rumsfeld is still reviewing the troop deployments for Operation Iraqi Freedom .... maybe Rumsfeld still thinks there isn't an insurgency going on in Iraq. The national emergency declared after 9-11 ends this September ...What is Rumsfeld's plan in Iraq WITHOUT using the National Guard? Maybe that's also Clinton's and Shinseki's fault ....

[j35jazz]

What's wrong with the military being in charge of itself and calling the shots?

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Not sure but I think I read something about it in the U.S. Constitution.

[RobbyS]

Maybe Rumsfeld is counting the number he actually needs in Iraq with those he does not need. Pardon me, maybe the generals have already done this. My guess is that there will be a drawdown sometime this year.