Why the Attacks Against Rumsfeld?

"So when did Generals cease to be responsible for outcomes in war?" asks an editorial in today's Wall Street Journal. In the last several days a few retired flag officers have called for the retirement of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. In the opinion of the Humble Patriot, sacking the Secretary of Defense in the middle of a military conflict is at best bad form. At worst it could damage the credibility of our Defense Department just when we need it the most, when these Iranian crazies are doing some serious saber rattling. As I mentioned in my Last Helicopter article on March 29th, Hassan Abbasi (the "Dr. Kissinger of Islam") is convinced that Americans have no stomach for a protracted military engagement. Clearly, some Americans (Cindy Sheehan?) have no stomach for any military engagement that involves killing an enemy. I'm glad to see that President Bush publicly announced his continued confidence in Secretary Rumsfeld.