Beckel said if Rumsfeld weren't Secretary of Defense and had federal protection, he'd "kick the dog out of him."
Sort of a stretch don't you think?
it's really empty and not very threatening at all.
Silly and ignorant yes, threatening and scary, no.
Beckel throws up a macho facade in regards to wanting to fight an old man, whereas he'd most likely drop his drawers and rear up his backside for a jihadist.
Islam does mean "submission", after all.