US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld listens during hearings conducted by the Senate Armed Services Committee. Gen. John Abizaid, commander of US Central Command, warned that Iraq could slide into civil war if the sectarian violence there is not stopped.(AFP/Karen Bleier) |
U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld testifies to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Iraq, Afghanistan and the War on Terror, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington August 3, 2006. Rumsfeld was joined by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace and Army General John Abizaid, commander of the United States Central Command. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES) |