“But this is infinitely worse because we had a lot of other very smart people to corral the bad ideas coming out of Rumsfeld. [This time] we’ve had the whole removal of seasoned men and women who have learned things the hard way most of the time in combat.”

Paul Eaton · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Eaton said the current situation is infinitely worse than under Rumsfeld due to the removal of seasoned personnel.