It came as too little, too late. Our tone-deaf Commander in Chief, who as late as last week insisted Rumsfeld would remain through the end of Bush’s term, announced Donald Rumsfeld is stepping down as Secretary of Defense after facing the humiliating loss of the House and (probably) the Senate.
Rumsfeld was responsible for the disastrous prosecution of the war in Iraq and its aftermath. His insistence on running the military like a corporation and refusing to listen to the truth of the reality on the ground helped ensure that the US got stuck in the dreadful quagmire in which it finds itself. His only answer to criticism of his handling of the war was to tell critics to “back off” and essentially “trust him” as US soldiers and Iraqis continue to die by the scores.
Good-bye and good riddance. He will not be missed.
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Agreed, Joe. Bush and Co. really changed the “tone” in Washington, didn’t they?
And now we see that Germany is seeking to prosecute Rumsfeld, Gonzales, and others for war crimes. At the risk of sounding perhaps a bit too partisan, the birds are coming home to roost. These players are starting to reap what they have sown. I can’t say I feel badly for the lot of them.
Any guesses as to why GWB purchased 100,000 acres of land in a country that refuses to extradite people for war crimes?
Hey, what country is that? Do tell!
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