Jerry Pournelle identifies the critical weakness with Rumsfeld's push for "transformation" and its implemetation in Iraq. Those high-tech forces are wasted when they serve as constabulary during and occupation.
That's why i am only half in agreement with this column by another general calling for Rumsfeld's resignation. (HT: Irish Pennants) On one hand he is right that we did not have a strategy for winning in Iraq, just a plan to take Baghdad and topple Saddam. OTOH, "more boots on the ground" is not necessarily the right answer for the reason Purnelle gives.
Clausewitz: "Strategy is the employment of the battle to gain the end of the war."
Related:
The Meaning of Defeat and the Utility of Victory
"Defining and Achieving Decisive Victory "
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