"The opinion of the mainstream military"
While I agree that this is an interesting development, I should point two things out:
First, large portions of the "mainstream military" have had it in for Rumsfeld since he began reworking the military away from its previous comfortable Cold War configuration. May not be directly relevant here, but just pointing it out.
Second, when I posted a poll a while back from these magazines, I was informed here (as I recall) that the magazine primarily reached the desks of upper-level personnel and that the opinions did not reflect the rank and file. May not be relevant either, but just pointing it out.
I suppose it depends on the definition of "mainstream military."