He absolutely did -- you missed the quote last year. "On the cheap" is a verbatim quote from Rumsfeld's lips to our ears.
You ignore the fact that NOT ONE, I repeat, NOT ONE commander in the field has asked for more troops.
Did I say everyone had to be over there at the same time? No, I'm talking about having more people in the rotation, because our re-enlistment rate is beginning to drop off. No telling how far it'll drop off, but if enlisted men have had a couple of tours over there, I think it's reasonable to expect, unless they're lifer fish, that they might decide to find something else to do if reupping gets them two or three more tours in-country.
Furthermore, just to quibble, the people designing last year's operation wanted more boots, but Bush and Rumsfeld kept sending their eggs back until the operational planners sized the invasion the way Bush wanted it -- cheap.
You are right on with that comment.