Modern day McClellans

Powerline's Scott Johnson fleshes out the issue of the general's footdragging in Iraq. Bottomline: Petraus=Grant.
The full article he references is here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122221472541069353.html

the OODA loop

Observe, orient, decide, act. Do this at a quicker clip than your opponent or obstacle and you win.

OODA “Loop”

For the background on OODA see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_Loop
For a personal historical testimony of Colonel John Boyd's OODA loop theory:
http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/thoughts.html#OODA