LIVE THREAD: Rumsfeld Testifies Regarding Treatment of Iraqi Prisoners

http://freerepublic.com ^ | May 7, 2004

[cake_crumb]

"Well, Senators, what can you expect? After all, the Bush Admin inherited the fabulous military you Senators say Bill Clinton built, and these actions were under the direction of some of Clinton's military officials."

Hey, didn't HILLARY CLINTON say that the military winning the war on terror today is Clinton's military??

[MEG33]

What a pompous question..Bayh:Would it be helpful(if he became the scapegoat) and resigned..It would show the world we took this really seriously? Rumsfield:Possibly

[Moose4]

I felt that one and I'm 400 miles from Washington.

You might want to put some ice on that, Evan...

}:-)4

[Howlin]

Didn't Rumsfeld say in the very beginning that he wouldnt resign because of POLITICS?

[MeekOneGOP]

Meek, time to break out your pictures of Dirty Bryd in his KKK hoods!

haha ! Here is the Grand Master .....

Former KKK Clansman,
Senator Robert Byrd……

[mtbopfuyn]

Chambliss - Rummy a good leader. No one should question him. Commends him and his selection of Gen. Miller. Has seen and visited interogations himself.

Ah, Chambliss is now turning - faulty system. Acts happened on NIGHT SHIFT. MPs not trained. 800th poor leadership and poor training but it's also failure in chain of command. Good ol boy system, need to get to bottom and crimminal action of all involved.

Rummy - agrees investigation should go forward.

[cgk]

Online comment:

Comments to DoD

[commish]

GO Chambliss -- The entire MR Brigade was DISFUNCTIONAL from BG Karpinski on Down, with the exception of a few outstanding individuals.

"We need to go after the leadership of this Bregade as well as the perpetrators"

[McGruff]

Two of the democratic members of the Senate Armed Services
Committee talk before the start of their hearing on
prisoner abuse in Iraq, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 7, 2004.

[Madame Dufarge]

OMG!

This deserves a pedestal all of its own in the FR Hall of Fame.

[swheats]

I meant to add I doubt Rummy is going anywhere.

[tapatio]

By what Rummy said he just showed the Dems that he is more of a true patriot to this country then they could ever hope to be.Where the Dems go for everything to tear down this country,Rumsfeld just showed that he would put the country ahead of himself if it was best for the U.S.This man should not step down!

[kcvl]

if we get HIT again....I BLAME the MEDIA and the DEMOCRATS

[Right_in_Virginia]

All this talk of resignation during this hearing is making me nervous

[Peach]

You're right. As long as he doesn't actually resign. Because the next step would be Bush.

[Darlin']

Yes and Senator Chambliss just put that Karpinksi (sp) woman on notice.

[OXENinFLA]

Senator KYLE was saying yesterday that Senators should watch what they say because it can be used by the enemy.

[MJY1288]

Yes he did, He said he would not resign over politics

[TomGuy]

They need to move it along if this ends BY 2:30 Eastern.

[Rummy apparently has a meeting with a House committee that cannot be rescheduled or delayed.]