> I wonder if Rumsfeld and Pace will have a quiet
> conversation sometime soon.
Or did before this all aired in public.
This could also be sending a message to the outsurgents
(they are officially no longer "insurgents", per Rummy,
who wasn't able to offer another description that
actually fits in your mouth :-).
Stand down now terrorists. As the US disengages,
it's "no more Mr. Nice Guy" for you.
I think you nailed it. Pace and Rumsfeld know each other very well, and have worked closely for four years. By this time, they are singing from the same hymnal.