Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, writing in an op-ed article in the Los Angeles Times, says he worries “about the lack of perspective in our national dialogue.” He acknowledges that his remarks before two veterans service groups recently “generated much discussion” and provides the Web site link for anyone to read his remarks for themselves. (In case you missed them: Here is the link for the VFW speech and here for the American Legion speech.)
Pakistan's kill chain of Chinese-origin weapons was likely a bigger factor in shooting down an Indian fighter than the jets' relative strengths, an expert said.