The Christian Science Monitor today has an article that provides a slightly more balanced view of Rumsfeld and transformation.  The article correctly notes,
Mr. Rumsfeld’s intent was to change what he believed
were old ways of thinking. Peter Singer, senior fellow at the Brookings
Institution in Washington, says Rumsfeld wanted to send a message as
much as to cancel […]

The word from knowledgeable members of the blogosphere (mainly DefenseTech.org) is that the Office of Force Transformation was shut down on September 30.  The site has continued to be available, but with Rumsfeld’s resignation, I doubt that it will remain live for much longer.
As a result, I have purchased a copy of a handy program […]

What follows is the slightly modified text of an email I sent to a friend earlier today in response to today’s Stratfor Morning Intelligence Brief titled, "Geopolitical Diary: Rumsfeld’s Legacy."  It was an attempt to address some of the cliches that persist about Rumsfeld and transformation.  Towards the end the response gets a little "posty", […]

William Lind is predicting that the U.S. will attack Iran sometime before Christmas.  It’s not clear where he is getting his information.  In any event, he is predicting that it will be a disaster for the U.S. because we are/will be encircled, having our supply lines cut by the Iranians, or a mix of Iranian […]