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McCain: Rumsfeld One Of Worst Secretaries Of Defense In History
ABC News ^
| Feb. 19, 2007
| AP
Posted on 02/19/2007 12:17:06 PM PST by FairOpinion
Senator John McCain said Monday the war in Iraq has been mismanaged for years.
He said Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (news - bio) will be remembered as one of the worst to ever hold the job.
He said the United States is paying a heavy price for the mismanagement.
He said Rumsfeld never put enough troops on the ground to succeed in Iraq.
Former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating and former Texas Senator Phil Gramm were at his side.
Both endorsed McCain over the weekend.
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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: Oklahoma; US: Texas; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bigfatrino; electionpresident; mccain; rumsfeld; traitor; wot
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To: FairOpinion
Don't dump on Rummy! You just blew it, McCain. You're dead to me.
181
posted on
02/19/2007 3:25:11 PM PST
by
gcruse
(http://garycruse.blogspot.com/)
To: pissant
The Rummy Fan Club even within the GOP is a very small institution.
182
posted on
02/19/2007 3:25:26 PM PST
by
trumandogz
(Rudy G 2008: The "G" Stands For Gun Grabbing & Gay Lovin.)
To: devolve
Yes. EXACTLY!
That's still a GOOD one, Devolve, and a GREAT reminder, too.
183
posted on
02/19/2007 3:27:07 PM PST
by
Seadog Bytes
(OPM - The Liberal 'solution' to every societal problem. (Other People's Money))
To: snippy_about_it
He was in Iowa this weekend (avoiding the Democrat resolution). Audience was polite but noncommittal.
I'm polite: I think he should be committed.
184
posted on
02/19/2007 3:28:30 PM PST
by
PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
To: potlatch
185
posted on
02/19/2007 3:29:42 PM PST
by
devolve
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To: trumandogz
186
posted on
02/19/2007 3:31:10 PM PST
by
pissant
To: Seadog Bytes
187
posted on
02/19/2007 3:31:12 PM PST
by
devolve
( ........upload images free & fast at tinypic.com or Photobucket or Imagecave)
To: PhilDragoo
I wish he would just go away. I wish that on the clintons also.
188
posted on
02/19/2007 3:31:12 PM PST
by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul. WWPD (what would Patton do))
To: pissant
If support for Rummy is so great, perhaps Rumsfeld should run for President.
He would have my support over Rudy, Mc Cain and Willard but I am not all that sure he would have mass appeal.
189
posted on
02/19/2007 3:34:09 PM PST
by
trumandogz
(Rudy G 2008: The "G" Stands For Gun Grabbing & Gay Lovin.)
To: Patrick1
McCain won't make many conservative friends with that statement. Rumsfeld may be more popular than McCain. At least I like Rumsfeld a whole lot more than him.
To: PhilDragoo; potlatch
McCain is demented
His open mouth [Straight Squawk Express] as US President would be enough for people to trash their TV sets
191
posted on
02/19/2007 3:36:00 PM PST
by
devolve
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To: IonInsights
Me too. But he's right on this one. I'm a long-time Rumsfeld supporter, but have finally come to this same conclusion. He ran the war like a CEO runs a drug company. You are 100% right. And that approach was disastrous. We needed the generals to run this war, with a level of brutality matched only by WWII. Instead we got Rumsfeld, with his noble vision of a smaller, more efficient fighting force--at the worst possible time for it. And the almost insane obsession with limiting civilian casualties hamstrung our soldiers from the very beginning. Great CEO, lousy SecDef.
To: FairOpinion
McCain's ego is hurt because Rummy wouldn't take "General" McCain's advice.
193
posted on
02/19/2007 3:39:08 PM PST
by
G Larry
(Only strict constructionists on the Supreme Court!)
To: Mo1; Peach; Dog; Molly Pitcher; lysie
I didn't think that I could be much more disgusted with McCain.
I was wrong.
ping, if you haven't seen this
To: FairOpinion
Senator John McCain, blatant vote troll.
195
posted on
02/19/2007 3:40:05 PM PST
by
higgmeister
(In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
To: NittanyLion
"one of the worst" may be hyperbole. But Rumsfeld's mistakes have been fairly obvious. I'm not second guessing him, just pointing the out.
196
posted on
02/19/2007 3:40:34 PM PST
by
zook
To: FairOpinion
Former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating and former Texas Senator Phil Gramm were at his side. Those are two very good endorsements.
197
posted on
02/19/2007 3:40:37 PM PST
by
Tribune7
(A bleeding heart does nothing but ruin the carpet.)
To: trumandogz
I would support him over most of the others, to be sure. But he guy is 72 or something.
198
posted on
02/19/2007 3:41:35 PM PST
by
pissant
To: FairOpinion; SunkenCiv; NRA2BFree
Thank you for your service to our country, John McCain.
Now, let me hasten to join the many who wish you well... in your RETIREMENT.
199
posted on
02/19/2007 3:41:51 PM PST
by
Seadog Bytes
(OPM - The Liberal 'solution' to every societal problem. (Other People's Money))
To: FairOpinion
McCain needs to stay at that retirement village in SC for a few years.
200
posted on
02/19/2007 3:43:57 PM PST
by
alrea
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