http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2008/04/24/spotlight-person-of-the-week-secretary-robert-gates.aspxIt is very rare when a leader breaks ranks from those that support him, but it also takes a good leader to call the shots, push those that appear to be lagging and spotlight not only their concerns but provide guidance. This week , Department of DefenseenCommunityServer 2007 SP1 (Build: 20510.895)http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2008/04/24/spotlight-person-of-the-week-secretary-robert-gates.aspx#1405Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:02:44 GMT0818fdd8-5679-476d-9536-9a7a82355f32:1405C4CaseyGates comments were both unprofessional and hypocrytical. He encourages constructive dissent and yet at the same time he is trying to squash dissent from Air Force leadership over the F-22. Gates seems to think we will only fight insurgencies in the future. What he fails to realize is that if the Air Force (and other branches) sacrifice conventional capability to combat unconventional forces, then there is a greater likelyhood that we will be fighting a major conventional war in the future, because our conventional forces will have lost their ability to deter hostile naitions with modern conventional weapons.<img src="http://ohmygov.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1405" width="1" height="1">