At any rate, Stormin' Norman didn't say he thinks Rummy is "worthless"...he took issue with the way Rummy reacted to a question. There is a HUGE, cavernous, yawning, gaping difference.
Yes, I do. He knows what it takes to win a war, and he's been there with the soldiers. Rummy declined to accept the advice of his leadership when planning the invasion initially, and our troops have been hurt immensely by his arrogance. He should have listened to the people who knew better than he did. If you make a decision to ignore your military leadership and replace it with a "yes man", you'd better be right. Rummy wasn't.
I guess I'm in the minority here in the respect that I expect compotence to be a prerequisite for a Sec Def. I also expect the commander in chief to demand compotence of his cabinet. For the record, I was a Marine and Soldier for a combined 8 1/2 years and I thought Rummy's flippant response to the Soldier's question was shamelss.