[meandog]

Take a break people...ever hear of Simon Cameron? He might have done a good job running the peacetime military, but Rummy was undistinguished as a wartime SECDEF! He needed to fall on the sword for the good of the country...I just wish he'd done it back in 2000; perhaps today wouldn't have been so bleak!

[brownsfan]

"Take a break people..."

I see some positive in all this.
Iraq is going slow, maybe a new perspective, a different plan will work. I know it will take time, but I had hoped to be a bit further along by now, perhaps more into a drawdown of troops.
I'm in Ohio... Ohio Republicans did a lot of harm. Maybe this will inspire some integrity in the Republicans here.
Finally, the Dems have been in a position to throw stones at the Republicans on every issue, crying and saying they have a better way. Well, now it's time to put up or shut up. The Democrats will have the chance to fix things, or they will be exposed.
If they fix things... how can that be bad? Fixed is fixed, right?
If they fail, and expose themselves as the power hungry, vison-less hacks we all know they are, then the Republicans will be in great position for the presidency in '08.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

I work for the military as a civilian. The word going around is that Rummy lost the respect of many in Congress (especially the Senate) with the Abu Greb disaster. It was a serious failure of control by the Military, and the DoD focus was not there. It did not happen in a vacuum.

Still, Rummy has done much good for DoD, primarily with the transformation. That is why Rummy was brought back as SECDEF. Rummy wanted to focus on transformation. Perhaps there was not enough time to focus on planning for after we took over Iraq and to avoid Abu Greb.

[newzjunkey]

I just wish he'd done it back in 2000

2000? Bush wasn't even elected then!

[HelloooClareece]

I'm really getting sick of you.

[auboy]

IIRC, Rumsfeld offered his resignation back in 2004. Recently reelected President Bush refused it.

[samtheman]

I just wish he'd done it back in 2000; perhaps today wouldn't have been so bleak!

Even a year ago would have helped. If Bush was determined not to stand up to the treasonous lies of the media, then he might as well have gone along with their lynching of Rumsfeld sooner. Might have saved a few seats in Congress.