[j35jazz]

Your points are dead on and the comment was tongue in cheek. I think we all agree that this thing works best when everyone is rowing in the same direction. What really bothers me is your point about the micromanaging issue. I have worked with him long enough to know that that is not his style. Replacing him does not guarantee that the micromanaging stops.

[Yasotay]

Ok I'll back off the micro managing comments ... I do like his 'hands on' approach ... his work ethic .... and his heart is in the right spot. Rumsfeld has been given a very difficult mission with the resources on hand. I hope and pray it works.

[centurion316]

What really bothers me is your point about the micromanaging issue.

I'm worried about this too, but not for the same reason. I accept your observation that he is not a micromanager, which leads me to really wonder what he was doing knobdicking the TPFDL - if not a micromanager then he must have had some other objective for his behavior. Many suspect that he was trying to make a point, to wit: the U.S. did not need large ground forces for the transformed military. Many suspect that's why 1AD's deployment was delayed and 1st Cav's was cancelled.