From the Tom Ricks blog today:

The shallowness of General Dempsey's presentation was all the more striking to me because on the same day I read a similar piece by retired Army Lt. Gen. David Barno. Like Dempsey, Barno is grappling with change and trying to look into the future, but he shows much more rigor and originality in doing so. He also challenges the Army far more than Dempsey did.
Click on the link below for the entire story:

http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts...arno_challenge