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And not only the last 6 years, he had an honorable career, it's a shame he went out like this, he deserved better.

What made him such a classy guy is he is the last one to whine about this outcome even though he did want to finish the job. But he was obviously sad to depart. Like W., he believed in the mission and the solution they were trying to implement.

If only more in the cabinet had his spirit and confidence.

I just saw Kissinger on the Cavuto replay. He praised Rumsfeld for fighting an unfamiliar war while trying to reform and modernize the Pentagon. He also gave a strong endorsement to Gates as a very effective leader and said he knew him very well since he was assistant director CIA during the Reagan years. Kissinger said he was non-partisan in outlook, highly effective, highly informed on foreign affairs. He said he could not imagine a better choice for SecDef. It wasn't the usual dry Kissinger stuff, he was very passionate advocating Gates' merits.