re: "Then" is pretty much all your side has got right now.
"Obama said recently he would listen to the generals. A general looked him in the eye today and told him we should stick to our guns. Now what?"
Obama probably thinks the General is lying, and would tell him a different story if you could apply his charm to him in private.
Besides, isn't that is Bush's general? Obama will need to get his own generals.
Maybe fire can't melt steel, Rosie would do a good job. Certainly would be less boring, but would she take the pay cut?
I think she would look great in a uniform.