He didn't say that she would have some great revelation about defeating the DO. Just that her opposition to Rand could possibly force him to reconsider his current plan, look at the situation from another angle and come up with a better solution. He may be missing something. We were not given the opportunity to see into his thought process of how he came to this decision, so it's possible that he is overlooking something.

And I'm sorry, but I side with Egwene on this one. If I found out that Rand was going to break the seals, I'd be freaked too. Rand even stated that he *thinks* it will be still some time before the DO will be totally free, but that's not definite. And what is so wrong about wanting more time?

Egwene isn't opposing Rand as the Dragon Reborn or just for the hell of it. She thinks it's a bad plan. It will probably pan out if the Wheels wills it, but as just a normal individual in the world, I wouldn't be too thrilled about this prospect either. What's so wrong about wanting more time to prepare? The world is still in a state of chaos and only approaching being anything resembling unity at all because of Egwene's gathering (as manipulated by Rand).

Not to mention, Rand still has no idea what he's doing once the seals ARE broken. He could be dooming the world. He really has no idea. So why not come down on the side of caution? Why the mad dash into the LB that the world may not be ready for?

Also - I may be remembering incorrectly, but Egwene isn't gathering armies. She's gathering the world's leaders and they're bringing their armies with them. And just because they're sworn to Rand (Tear, Illian) or consider themselves on his side (Elayne, Egwene) doesn't mean their beholden to agree with everything he says and does.