Republicans and generals.

Two must-read responses to the recent Instapajamaline attacks on Rumsfeld's critics in the military, i.e. "retired military brass and bureaucrats who don't like the Secretary for reasons having little or nothing to do with Iraq; opponents of the war who want Rumsfeld out as the first step in changing our policy to one of "cut-and-run"; and supporters or former supporters of the war who attack him for the self-serving purpose of pretending that the difficulties we face in Iraq are not the inherent consequences of a decision they supported, but instead stem from the administration's incompetence."

The first must-read is by Doghouse Riley (via LGM) on just what constitutes a Powerline "expert"; the second, lengthier, must-read is by Greg Djerejian (via Oliver Willis), explaining to the Instapundit, and to the rest of us, why, most likely, Rumsfeld's suborinates are coming forward now rather than two or three years ago.