[dragonwriter]

> To think that the military does not know what they need shows a very narrow understanding of the people fighting a war.

To think that they clearly and unequivocally do shows a very narrow understanding of the rather extreme diversity of opinion within the defense establishment.

And if you recognize the disagreement but are somehow deluded into thinking that the actual policy decisions always reflect the side with the objectively stronger case within the community...well, that's also wrong.