Donald Rumsfeld: Are we winning or losing the Global War on Terror?

Someone leaked a memo from Donald Rumsfeld to several top Pentagon officials. I'm not sure if it's refreshing or disturbing to see such fundamental questions as "Does DoD need to think through new ways to organize, train, equip and focus to deal with the global war on terror?" being asked now. I'm leaning towards refreshing, but that is a sad commentary on the group-think that seems to have gripped the upper echelons of government over the last few years. I suppose it's better late than never, but perhaps these issues should have been thought through before deciding we could unilaterally win the "War on Terror." To Rumsfeld's credit, he is the one asking these questions. I just wish he'd been asking them earlier. I'm sure there will be plenty of commentary on this memo in the days to come. I'll update as it appears.

The questions I posed to combatant commanders this week were: Are we winning or losing the Global War on Terror? Is DoD changing fast enough to deal with the new 21st century security environment? Can a big institution change fast enough? Is the USG changing fast enough?

[via DrudgeReport]