Another Leak - "Rumsfeld memo questions whether U.S. is doing enough in terror fight"

Associated Press ^ | 10-23-03 | MATT KELLEY

[Oldeconomybuyer]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld questioned whether the United States was doing enough to win the war on terrorism, citing "mixed results" in the fight against al-Qaida in a pointed memo to top Pentagon officials last week.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Tue Oct 21, 3:52 PM ET

[Peach]

The press is going to have a field day with this one.

Rummy is generally so positive that his negative tone rather surprised me.

[RKV]

Read the whole thing. It is exactly what you would expect from a thoughtful patriot reviewing our progress to date. Rummy is interested in results, not in propogating bureaucracy. It should make you think, too. This memo is NOT negative - it is realistic.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/executive/rumsfeld-memo.htm

[roses of sharon]

In other words, Rummy asks:

What has the State Department done of any value, to fight the war on terror?

[Lance Romance]

I would say the memo consists of a series of questions we should be asking ourselves in the War on Terror. I don't see it as extremely negative, but more of a "Where are we now, what do we need to do" memo.

I think this article cherry picked the most negative statements. I would like to see the whole memo.

[Lance Romance]

I would say the memo consists of a series of questions we should be asking ourselves in the War on Terror. I don't see it as extremely negative, but more of a "Where are we now, what do we need to do" memo.

I think this article cherry picked the most negative statements. I would like to see the whole memo.

[RKV]

See the link above for the whole thing.

[q_an_a]

good post. half the world reads the headline and the first paragraph and makes judgements.

[RichardW]

The memo is nothing but a set of talking points. No state secrets here.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Agree.

[hobson]

Exactly! I would be concerned if he DID NOT ask these questions.

[Just mythoughts]

Sounds like "RUMMY" is asking the right questions.

Hey State Dept. talking and BS...ing only makes this war drag on. Oh, CIA could you please actually provide accurate intel.

I don't have a clue who leaked this, maybe one of Hillary's generals, but it does tell it straight that ending the mindset of religious killings will take a long time to stop.
Just like liberalism once it takes a foothold it is like a fungus and almost impossible to get rid of.

However, it does point to the fact that "talking" has not dampened the intentions of these "killers".

[OXENinFLA]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1005703/posts

Rumsfeld's war-on-terror memo

[Pikamax]

negative? these are questions needed to be asked. go rummy.

[Just mythoughts]

I agree. The "negative" ones are in the Congress, and their "media whores", who wring their hands and give confidence to the religious killers.

[Area51]

Just maybe this was a story planted to find ouw where the Administration leak is/was?

If so, I hope the 'get all the rope in texas and find a tall Oak Tree, Hang em high in the sky for everyone to see'.

Wouldn't it be precious if it was a Clinton appointee that it was traced to?

[hauerf]

"I would say the memo consists of a series of questions we should be asking ourselves in the War on Terror."

Clearly correct. I would further say that the country is most fortunate to have an excellent Secretary of Defense at this time.

[americanSoul]

It is exactly what you would expect from a thoughtful patriot reviewing our progress to date.

Thoughtful patriot indeed. Well put. I agree. Also, your about page just about describes moi. In Liberty.

[veronica]

I think people are misinterpreting this memo.

Rummy is not exactly PC, so he does not strike me as the "Islam is peace" type. He may be chaffing at the State Dept. BS.

[SarahW]

Rummy's right.