Its his department, he ran it his way not according to an elected official. He reported to the POTUS
The only elected official that counted was the POTUS and the VPOTUS
Okay, I think you need to calm down. You seem to think that Republicans have no problems or maybe just not some of your favorite officials.
Come on, you have to grow up sometime and realize that most of your heroes are political heroes only because they were on your side.
Most of the decisions regarding the military are made by group resolution. They seldom have little regard for the actual outcome when it involves money spent. It really is based on who supports who, and how much money they gave.
That is politics.
The same applies on what and where money is spent. If you look at either Republican or Democratic administrations, you can get a good idea of where and how money is allocated.
Both are politically motivated and adhere to political pressure by groups.
Yes, loved Rumsfield but he did not always get his way. He was a small cog in the political wheel.