Rumsfield will APOLOGIZE to CONGRESS today! I'm going to be SICK!!!

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[kcvl]

I think I'll PUKE!

[Rightly Biased]

Me thinks He'll apologize with one hand and slap 'em with the other. Rummy ain't no fool.

[McGruff]

Don't be so glum. Thinks are not all that bad.

Bush is standing behind Rummy and:

Nervous Kerry to Dems: "Go Easy on Rumsfeld"; Repsonse: "Why are you trying to F**K me on this?"

www.crushkerry.com ^ | 5/7/04 | www.crushkerry.com
Posted on 05/07/2004 8:16:45 AM EDT by crushkerry


John Kerry burned the midnight oil on the phone with Democrat members of the Senate Armed Services Committee last night. He pleaded with them to go lightly on Donald Rumsfeld when the Secretary of Defense appears before them today at around noon. Rumsfeld is scheduled to answer their questions about allegations of abuse by US soldiers against Iraqi prisoners and the ensuing investigation.

The photos of those alleged cases of abuse have enraged the Arab world. And Democrat bigs on the Armed Services Committee have called for Rumsfled’s head.

But according to our source inside the Kerry campaign, John Kerry badly wants the issue to go away. Kerry fears the longer the issue stays in the news, the greater the likelihood his controversial accusations of war crimes committed by US soldiers in Vietnam – including his own – will become an ancillary issue in the campaign for President. “The 9-11 Commission is already going to discredit Bush in their report. If we push things too far, there is bound to be a backlash,” our source told us. “Tonight’s cable news talk shows were proof. Virtually every one of them ran footage of John Kerry in 1971 trashing his fellow veterans and admitting atrocities.”

Our source told us that the Democrat Senate Caucus had originally planned to “rake Rumsfeld over the coals” at today’s hearing, but that Kerry wanted them to tone it down. Kerry had heated phone conversations with at least two key Democrats on the Armed Services Committee, demanding to know of one, “Why are you trying to f—k me on this?”

No word yet on whether Kerry was successful in persuading his fellow Democrats to go easy on Rumsfeld or not. I guess we’ll just have to stay tuned to the hearings.

[Guillermo]

What's more of an outrage: Rumsfeld apologizing to COngress, or the fact that Sadr is allowed to do as he pleases (on Fridays) so as not to offend any Muslims?

[Mo1]

Not bloody likely.

For the public it will ... if the Dems continue to hang on it after the apology is made ... then they will look petty for attacking

[kcvl]

And APOLIGIZING is going to make it better how?! They are acting like a bunch of wimps. Why don't we just sit back and let them KILL US the same way the jerk Clinton did for EIGHT YEARS! It's a WAR! My family, friends and neighbors are going to DIE so we can APOLOGIZE?!

We can either fight a war or become WIMPS! We can't even bomb Sadr on Friday because of his RELIGION! Give me a break!!!!!!!

[Mo1]

Rummy ain't no fool

EXACTLY

[Mo1]

Did FDR apologize for carpet bombing those German city's and Truman apologize to the Japanese for dropping the big one and killing 200,000 civilians?

OH GOOD GRIEF ... WE ARE NOT APOLOGIZING FOR 9/11

We are doing it because a couple of soldiers F'd UP!

THERE IS A DIFFERENCE

[dawn53]

Hummm!

I just read this thread that says that Kerry doesn't want Rumsfield grilled because he's afraid his Vietnam issues and atrocities will be more in the forefront.

So is Rumsfield apology a way to put Kerry's Vietnam issues out to the public???

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1131252/posts

[COEXERJ145]

Great, another thread for everyone to lose their cool over something that hasn't even happened yet.

[kcvl]

I think they are both stupid things to do. Why are our men and women dying for this?! It's disgusting. This is no way to fight a war by apologizing for something a few people did.

[ditto h]

We need an investigation into Kerry's actions in Viet Nam. There should be an independent council set up to see what war crimes he was involved in.

[Mo1]

It's okay. We can disagree and not tear each other's eyes out! LOL!

*L* .. yes we can

I could be wrong ... But I think it will all work out in the end

We at home need to try not to jump off the cliff in a panic :0)

[Maigrey]

Placemark for later on. (I think I'll do yardwork, to take my mind off this media disgrace.)

[Rutles4Ever]

He has to apologize. NY Times is reporting on pictures of DEAD Iraqi prisoners who appeared to be mistreated. If Rumsfeld looks like he's hiding, he's out the door before the convention.

As much as we want it to go away, this won't. The whole thing is nauseating. We've lost a ton of leverage and Old Europe is rejoicing. This can't drag on.

[backhoe]

Having observed Rumsfeld for some time, I expect the "apology" will be a double-edged sword. He's too clever for a flat out mea culpa. It will be OK in the end. This is one smart administration.

I believe you have the right of it- the Dems just keep smacking into that door Rush mentioned a while back.

[kcvl]

There is a lot wrong with that! What do you think the families of the soldiers killed think about having people apologize to *ssholes who could care less about them? The same people who voted AGAINST funding this war! What do you think the TERRORISTS think about APOLIGIES coming from the President and Rumsfield?! They are laughing their *sses off.

[tiamat]

I hope you're right.

Did you see this?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1131252/posts

[TomGuy]

And APOLIGIZING is going to make it better how?! They are acting like a bunch of wimps. Why don't we just sit back and let them KILL US the same way the jerk Clinton did for EIGHT YEARS! It's a WAR! My family, friends and neighbors are going to DIE so we can APOLOGIZE?!

We can either fight a war or become WIMPS! We can't even bomb Sadr on Friday because of his RELIGION! Give me a break!!!!!!!

Exactly!

These prisoners are the worst of the worst. They are hired 'insurgents' who came to Iraq expressly to KILL American troops. Now, the libs have the Admin cornered and apologizing for not playing nice with the terrorists.

We learned from the 9-11 Commission that THEY [terrorists] declared war on us years ago. We still don't get it, do we. They are at war and we are on Dr. Phil and Oprah's couch. They are out to KILL each and every one of us, and we are PC-ing the war effort. They are intent on DESTROYING us and our civilization, and they have plenty of help from the liberals in doing it.

We are at WAR (or at least, we should be!)! See the pics? Don't like them? SUCK IT UP! They are out to KILL every one of us!