ARTICLE: Civilian, Military Officials at Odds Over Resources Needed for Afghan Mission, By Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Washington Post, October 8, 2009

The key phrase here: "a case of sticker shock."

When it was just about saying you were for counterinsurgency, there was no disagreement back in March, when the Af-Pak review allegedly came to a clear conclusion.

But as the resourcing reality became apparent, the backtracking began . . .