'This is war,' Rumsfeld told Bush

Washington Times ^ | 2/23/04 | Rowan Scarborough

[Amelia]

"That was really a breakthrough strategically and intellectually," recalls Douglas Feith, undersecretary of defense for policy. "Viewing the 9/11 attacks as a war that required a war strategy was a very big thought, and a lot flowed from that."

I'm amazed that anyone thought it other than a war.

I'm no great military mind, but I can assure you that as I sat in my classroom and watched the planes hit the WTC and the Pentagon, I had no doubt but that we were being attacked and it was an act of war.

[af_vet_1981]

"This is not a criminal action," the secretary of defense told Bush over a secure line. "This is war."

Finally a SecDef even General McCarthur could be proud of!

Thank G-d for Donald Rumsfeld.

[dokmad]

"Every Muslim nutjob with so much as a stick of dynamite is hoping Kerry gets elected"

This is a fact! And it is our (Yours and mine) duty to stop that from happening. Freepers, please connect with your local Bush/Cheney organization and work very hard. It will take God fearing, America loving patriots like us to save our country. Let's all work hard. We can make a difference!

[ovrtaxt]

Rumsfeld's instant declaration of war, previously unreported, took America from the Clinton administration's view that terrorism was a criminal matter to the Bush administration's view that terrorism was a global enemy to be destroyed.

"That was really a breakthrough strategically and intellectually," recalls Douglas Feith, undersecretary of defense for policy.

An intellectual breakthrough?!? Maybe for the out-of-touch pinheads in DC, but not for the average contruction worker or babysitter across America.

A comment like that scares me. Are politicians really that dense? I guess so, if the Cole and the '92 WTC attack, and the flaccid political response, is any indication.

Thank God for real leadership like Rumsfeld!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Rumsfeld's instant declaration of war, previously unreported, took America from the Clinton administration's view that terrorism was a criminal matter to the Bush administration's view that terrorism was a global enemy to be destroyed. 

    "That was really a breakthrough strategically and intellectually," recalls Douglas Feith, undersecretary of defense for policy. "Viewing the 9/11 attacks as a war that required a war strategy was a very big thought, and a lot flowed from that."

    Rumsfeld wanted a war that was fought with ruthless efficiency: special forces, high-tech firepower, a scorecard for killing or capturing terrorists. He had no desire to become the world's jailer. And he refused to be stymied by bureaucracy.

 

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  A note of thanks to those who serve ~ a 9-11 widow in Iraq ~ Christy Ferer

 

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Not to be confused with this Dem. candidate for Commander in Chief, who believes America's war is between the powerless and powerful in our own country, that without him and his powerful peers we regular people are helpless. Telling assemblies of future lawyers at universities across America that America is unjust, American = rich vs poor, white vs black, bosses vs workers... dividing and weakening our nation by exploiting our differences, pitting group against group, inflaming emotion, rallying support in his own quest for personal power.

Sen. John Edwards, "It's a war."

 

"I didn't go to Washington to go up there and schmooze the people.... But I went there to fight for the people who sent me there⁶....because without me, they've got nothing. They've got nothing."

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"I revere the law. I think it's a sacred thing. It is the great equalizer out there in the world. And it can do amazing things. It can do sweeping things. Such as provide health care for millions of senior citizens all over this country."

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"There was a little girl in North Carolina named Valerie Lakey who suffered a terrible accident. Some of you may have heard about it. It was on the news. But she sat on a faulty swimming pool drain and literally had her intestines pulled out..

"And here we are again, here we are again. One little girl, one little family against a very powerful company. But the most amazing thing happens when you walk into a courtroom..."

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Got Balls?

[cynicom]

The four star people tend to relax and "retire" while on duty.

[anniegetyourgun]

Right man, right time.

[Principled]

keeper. thanks kattracks.

[MeekOneGOP]

"This is not a criminal action," the secretary of defense told Bush over a secure line. "This is war."

[dennisw]

This article is Donald Rumsfeld channeling Toby Keith- "We'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way"

[SAMWolf]

"This is not a criminal action," the secretary of defense told Bush over a secure line. "This is war."

Obvious to everyone except the brain-dead, appeasing, Kumbiya, Liberals.

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[bootless]

And it is our (Yours and mine) duty to stop that from happening. Freepers, please connect with your local Bush/Cheney organization and work very hard. It will take God fearing, America loving patriots like us to save our country. Let's all work hard. We can make a difference!

BUMP this!

[bootless]

This article is Donald Rumsfeld channeling Toby Keith- "We'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way"

Absolutely. And Toby gets it. A small footnote: His song "An American Soldier" is number one on the country charts. I guess the "quagmire offensive" by the Left ain't working. Pity. /sarcasm

[blackie]

Rumsfeld ~ Bump!

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ terrorists and the democrats are sad ~ very sad!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

[DoctorMichael]

I read this article this morning when I picked up my copy of the WashTimes. BTW, it is.......................

..............The FIRST of THREE parts.

MORE TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!

Rummy Bump.

[dennisw]

Toby Keith bump!!! The local talk show plays his tune a lot otherwise I wouldn't know since I don't follow country.


---->American Girls and American Guys
We'll always stand up and salute
We'll always recognize
When we see Ole Glory Flying
There's a lot of men dead
So we can sleep in peace at night
When we lay down our head

My daddy served in the army
Where he lost his right eye
But he flew a flag out in our yard
Till the day that he died
He wanted my mother, my brother, my sister and me
To grow up and live happy
In the land of the free.

Now this nation that I love
Has fallen under attack
A mighty sucker punch came flying in
From somewhere in the back
Soon as we could see clearly
Through our big black eye
Man, we lit up your world
Like the 4th of July

Hey Uncle Sam
Put your name at the top of his list
And the Statue of Liberty
Started shaking her fist
And the eagle will fly
And there's gonna be hell
When you hear Mother Freedom
Start ringing her bell
And itll feel like the whole wide world is raining down on you
Ahhh Brought to you Courtesy of the Red White and Blue

Ohhh Justice will be served
And the battle will rage
This big dog will fight
When you rattle his cage
And you'll be sorry that you messed with
The U.S. of A.
'Cause we'll put a boot in your ass
It's the American way

Hey Uncle Sam
Put your name at the top of his list
And the Statue of Liberty
Started shaking her fist
And the eagle will fly
And there's gonna be hell
When you hear Mother Freedom
Start ringing her bell
And itll feel like the whole wide world is raining down on you
Brought to you Courtesy of the Red White and Blue

Uhhh Ohhh
Of the Red, White and Blue
Ohhh Ohh Oh
Of My Red, White and Blue

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

And where did you lose your boot?