Chairman decides to finally ditch 'metrics'.

• Author: Erwin, Sandra I.
• Position: Washington PULSE - Brief article

While at the helm of the Defense Department, Donald Rumsfeld obsessed about hat "metrics" should be applied to measure progress in Iraq. The military leadership at the Pentagon also tried to come up with various methods for gauging success. After all, the U.S. military historically has favored the scientific approaches and measurable aspects of war. But as the situation in Iraq deteriorates, enough with the metrics, said Gen. Peter Pace, the outgoing chairman of the Joint...