Funny thing is, Brennan?s piece appears as a rebuttal to this editorial by USA Today, not some neoconservative or right wing publication.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2010/02/debate-on-war-on-terror-our-view-national-security-team-fails-to-inspire-confidence.html

Mark1971 on February 9, 2010 at 9:49 AM

He's worried that the MSM are now getting their talking points from the right, and he's trying to quash that by an appeal to their patriotism.

George Washington lost a lot of battles early in the Revolutionary War, but finally figured out how to win them and kept doing so until the end. Ditto for Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan. We have here now an Administration which was handed a game-winning plan, and who is now losing battles.

I remember something about not changing horses in the middle of the stream. Well, we've changed horses, and we have what we have for the next three years.

How's that hopey-changey thing working out?