I am afraid you are right. Sadly, Rummy is my top choice for POTUS.
Dang shame that politics have so maligned this man that he has to slink away in defeat because some ShMUCKS in congress are too stinking retarded to recognize a good thing when they had it!!! http://sacredscoop.com
You know, this is the first time I have thought of Rumsfeld as a candidate. My preference would be Cheney, but after him, I could get excited about Rumsfeld--except, I have one question.
Who made the decision back in 2003, when the Marines had Sadr surrounded and were ready to wipe out him and his army, to stop them and spare Sadr? That decision, I believe, was the beginning of this runaway insurgency we have found ourselves in ever since.
Further, my guy for POTUS must me a manwho will put the diplomatic agenda behind the military one whenever we are in combat. IOW, the diplomats are #1 before the shooting starts, then, they are last until the military has accomplished whatever it was that involved them in the first place. Besided, then the diplomats will have a much more cooperative group of people to deal with.