“Technology vs. surge. The technology-slash-special operations argument, incidentally is the Rumsfeld vs. Patton argument.

The most favorable proposition lies in an admixture of Tech and Boots, SpecOps and Surge. We expect a lot of our soldiers these days, I find it heartening to realize they deliver time and time and time again.

I think Woodward wishes the secret weapon has something to do with ESP and mind melding, that way he could avoid giving credit to anyone for doing the kinds of basic research and follow up that he left on the cocktail circuit long ago.