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Generally speaking military commanders always want more...of this or that...than what civilian leaders are willing to supply. When Rumsfeld was the Secretary of Defense here in the US he was repeatedly accused of trying to fight the two conflicts we are engaged in...on a shoestring...and he repeatedly insisted that he provided the military commanders with whatever was requested...which of course was an out and out lie. That is why the conflict in both countries have lasted so long. If cilvilian leaders determine that combat troops need to be engaged...that should be their only decision to make. They should not be allowed to micro manage military operations...but unforunately this is not the case.
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