Dick vs the Generals

Is it just me, or does anyone else see a concern when the vice-president sticks to assessments that differ from the military practically 180 degrees?
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The three military commanders — Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, who is chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Army Gen. John P. Abizaid, head of the U.S. Central Command; and Army Gen. George W. Casey, the top U.S. commander in Iraq — described an Iraqi insurgency that had not weakened despite two years of intense counterinsurgency operations.

Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday defended his comment that the Iraqi insurgency was in its "last throes," saying the recent surge in violence was a final convulsion before the opposition forces collapse.