Quote Originally Posted by slapout9 View Post
That was what I was looking for or what I was missing. I understand it better from the stand point of he (Gates)is not against storming the beach so much as he is against the concept of what they used to call Forced Entry Operations.
I basically agree w/everything you said, but

I wouldn't say he's against FE-Ops.... What I really think is maybe he is challenging the Corps to innovate & give him something more.. to maybe do it in a potentially more efficient way.

I'm not sure if he really doesn't agree or if in his time he's learned that Marines work best under pressure. But he is subtly sparring w/them over Ideas in public.

Maybe the Corps vision & the equipment needed is the Round wheel & he just hasn't grasped it yet...

Maybe if he forces them to Brainstorm they might fit a tire on it...

What is clear is he's not yet convinced but the debate is still open.