Posted on 12/21/2004 6:03:06 AM PST by OESY
"Doesn't the fact that Bush thinks Rumsfeld is doing a good job and agrees with Rumsfeld's efforts to transform the Army make you reconsider your pretty strong opinions about Rumsfeld."
No, it actually makes me very disappointed that Bush didn't replace the one person who needed replacing most, in my opinion. As for why Bush can't see what I can see, who's to say he can't. One of his traits is that he's very loyal and demands loyalty of his cabinet. Most of the time, that's a great quality to have. When you back someone who hasn't gotten the job done, however, it's dangerous.
And, up-armoring Humvees with kits does not afford the same protection as building new armored ones from the factory. They are separate issues. And action was not initiated on the second point until AFTER the soldier asked the question.
There was plenty of "Saturday evening" quarterbacking where the experts (aka - Offensive Coordinator) decided what the best way to handle the gameplan would be. Rummy decided to throw out their playbook and decided that he knew better.
Not always a bad thing, but if you take an action like that, you'd better be right. If you're not right, you should be man enough to admit it. And he should definitely be man enough to step down for the good of the Army and the soldiers that he's supposed to be protecting. And, if he's not man enough to step down, Bush should have the balls to sack him.
So Bush knows what you 'know' which is that Rumsfeld doesn't care '2 $hits' about the soldiers and still is nevertheless retaining Rumsfeld's services because he is loyal too him? Do you really believe that?
Secondly, you talk about the war in Iraq as if it has turned out to be some kind of disaster. Do really believe that? And if so, for you where is it that you draw the line between a disaster and a success. Would a success have only occurred if no-one had died during the invasion and subsequent occupation?
http://www.neoperspectives.com/rumsfeld.htm
Rumsfeld Quotes
What experts are you referring to?
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