Plus, there's a big advantage to doing it this way. Yesterday's story came out on the same day as the murder of the President of the Governing Council. It was buried in the news. If there is confirmation, that information can be released at a time in a manner calculated for maximum exposure. In effect, we get to announce it twice.
Rumsfeld is no dummy.
Very good points all! Never considered them!
1. Rummy's protecting the troops.
2. By saying this, he guarantees that the WMDs will get more coverage. If it is Sarin after all, the media will be forced to follow up.
3. He also gets the Democrats/Media off his back for his resignation.
I take my words back! He's as dumb as a fox!