It's a shame that Gen. Schwarzkopf didn't pay a little closer attention to what his field commanders were doing. But in his defense, he had political considerations to deal with.

Immense intelligence is needed from our commanders.

It's not right to say that our loss in Vietnam turned out to be a gain. But lessons were learned. And they were the right lessons.

If everyone in business prepared as carefully as professional soldiers, they'd be better off.