American Thinker contributor Herb Meyer does a superb job in getting to the heart of the matter  concerning the retired general officer critics of SecDef Rumsfeld. The key question is: what is it exactly that the SecDef has 'done, or not done that justifies his removal from the Pentagon in the middle of a war?'  One of the criticisms has to do with inadequate troop strength, and Mr. Meyer says that, The only active—duty commander who seems to have publicly voiced this concern at the time was Army chief—of—staff General Eric Shinseki, who quickly found himself unwelcome at the Pentagon. I respectfully disagree with the notion of the former Army Chief of Staff as a forthright, honest leader, who was simply giving his professional opinion to a sober, knowledgeable Senate committee in the run—up to war.  This is quite simply a myth which has gained wide acceptance by the anti—war left and others who accept the selective reporting on the...(Read Full Post)