Robert Gates said...

We want everything that's possible, and a lot of things that aren't possible, in a new system.

My staff and I have learned that it was nearly impossible to get accurate information and answers to questions such as, ...

I soon learned that the only way I could get significant new or additional equipment to commanders in the field in weeks...

the only way I could get significant new or additional equipment to commanders in the field in weeks or months--not year...