Somehow...I just don't think Rummy's most trusted supporters were Bill Kristol & his friends.
Rummy's base consists of the same core support that supports this President. Unlike kristol, or McCain, or Hagel or any of the other civilian Generals WE, the American people, are the strength behind the war on terrorism including the removal of Saddam Hussein. The others have been consistently critical, except when we have a really good week they want to share credit for.
And I reject the labeling of this as anybody's war. It is not "Bush's war", "Rumsfeld's war", or the "neo-cons war. It is a world wide war against terrorism being led by the United states of America at the blessing of the majority of the population with the intent to protect this nation, with establishment of freedom in oppressed nations being a positive consequence. It is not Vietnam, it is not a failure. So long as Liberals or isolationalists continue to designate it as such they were continually lose favor with the American populace.
It seems the "Neocons" have jumped ship when the times got hard. Well, the "Neocons" aren't why we are at war, and The Bush Admin isn't controlled by the "Neocons". The Bush admin is working ins OUR interest, and not a few high-brow media desk jockeys.