Posted on 11/15/2005 10:06:01 AM PST by ken5050
The Senate has head their fun today. Now we get to hear Rummy's take on events. Should be interesting..MSM will be in full cry..
The problem is not winning the war, but persuading the people to let them win the war.....Churchill....quoted by Rummy
he ought to turn the Vietnam argument around on the Dems - if we simply cut and run, it will be like Vietnam - we'll lose.
Rummy is praising Lieberman now
Asking question about the bumbleheaded grandstanding move by Warner/Frist-Siganl growing impatience similiat to early '70's debates on Vietnam?
Rummy- wouldn't go down that road myself. War dangerous, heatbreaking thing. Churchill said problem isn't winning war, it's persuading people to let him win the war. Good quote. Free systems allow these open debates and discussions. Factual addition- DOF send dozens of updates, 7 required, ettc...updates on Iraqi security forces..many address what the amendment covers...every right to ask for reports, they send them. Hopes they read them! LOL
Leiberman said it seems to me one of these amendments would send message discouraging troops, confuse Iraqi people. Amendment by Dems defeated, Rummy's respoinse- GOOD. LOL
Rummy lots of confidence in people, confidence in Senate because they represent people, American people have good sense of gravity.
The rats won't be happy until they see the American people spitting on our soldiers...
Thanks Oxen!
question about retiring the USS Kennedy and Japan
Can we decom Teddy w/ JFK?
honest mistakes on intelligence - probably better intel than previous years - perfect? no Better? Yes Time will tell - we'll learn
Reporter-let down by intelligence?
Rummy- No intentional mistakes in intelligence, honest mistakes. Feel letdown somehting is inaccurate and imperfect? Would be letdown everyday if so. Tough job, better or worse in previous eras? His guess better than previous eras. More people and more money to improve.
Reporter- WMD not there?
Rummy- Time will tell. We'll learn. Ah-ha! Rummy doesn't accept that there were no WMD or he'd say so.
Thanks for giving me my fix!
I think high profile Dems and their supporters made deals with the devil and will do whatever it takes to make sure these never see the light of day.
Rummy knows WMD were there...
I liked his answer!
Troops will stay until the battlefield commander says so - question about McCain now - we already have 10K more - trying to answer question (interrupted by questioner)
all sounds good. the timetable thing aside, he should once again re-iterate that US forces will ramp down as iraqi forces come up to speed. I think the administration has blown it over the past year with the only message being "stay the course". most americans mis-read this, and the media spins that into meaning "nothing is going to change" - which is not accurate.
Also ...
UN Confirms: WMDs Smuggled Out of Iraq
The Vanguard ^ | June 18, 2004 | Rod D. Martin
It'd be nice if someone asks about Rockerfeller's statment about telling Syria we were going to attack Iraq.
Rummy is losing his temper now -
Ugh. Reporter asking about McCainiac's call for 10,000 more troops.
Rummy- Understandable people differ on number. There ARE 10,000 more than previus operations. Numbers theres are what abizaid, casey and division members decided to recommend to them.
Rummy shushing reporters! LOL
WooHoo! Said this repeatedly, and it hasn't sunk in. He's slapping the dimwit reporters!
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