[meenie]

The biggest obstacle Rumsfeld faces is that he is there and a scapegoat is needed if things continue to go awry in Iraq. The theory is to throw one man overboard from the lifeboat, so the rest of the crew can survive. Pity the poor devil that loses the coin toss.

[metesky]

if things continue to go awry in Iraq.

I strongly disagree that things are going awry in Iraq.