[verity]

Card and Powell are gone. Rummy remains.

I suspect this fact is rather instructive.

[Steel Wolf]

Card and Powell are gone. Rummy remains.

I suspect this fact is rather instructive.

"I don't want to jeopardize my legacy" would probably be a good ballpark answer. Rumsfeld needed to be replaced with Card and Powell. The only reason not to do so, considering how poorly our efforts Iraq and Afghanistan are doing, is because of the fears that it would be seen as evidence that Iraq and Afghanistan aren't doing well. When your PR angle is 'The sun will come up tomorrow', it's downright dangerous to the message to make moves to the contrary.