Courtney Mil,
A very well reasoned post, thank you. The line between military openly answering such important questions and treading on politicians' vegetable patches is very fuzzy. In this case, CDS has trod very carefully and skilfully, as he always does - you should try speaking at one of his meetings without thinking it through very carefully.
I see your point and fully concur. I hope the hard of thinking will actually take the time to read it all.