Again, I don't understand. How come Bush can't see what you see. 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.
Finally, as far as the armoring of the Humvees is concerned isn't it true that approximately 90% of the Humvees those soldiers in Kuwait were getting were already armored I read a Q & A from one of the generals in charge of the logistics for those soldiers who said something like 800 out of the 816 Humvees they were getting were already armored. Does that make you change your opinion of Rumsfeld.
"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.