The outside baseball is a public perception of disarray. This isn't a bunch of Democratic Howard Deans out there saying this (about Rumsfeld). This is a bunch of respected people in the military. ... And certainly the evidence that people see is of a lack of success in Iraq.
Bradley's public tone is condescending, sarcastic and above-it-all. He tried to ignore Gore's jabs for a long time but now he has hit back with a vengeance.