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  • Rumsfeld: Resolve, Not Retreat Required in Terror War

    08/04/2005 9:38:48 PM PDT · by SandRat · 5 replies · 319+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | Aug 4, 2005 | Donna Miles
    LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4, 2005 – Acquiescing to terrorists' demands by retreating from Afghanistan or Iraq wouldn't put an end to future terror attacks and would actually embolden terrorists to continue and even build on existing violence, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said here today. "Terrorists do not seek a negotiated settlement with the West or with the moderate Muslim nations, and they're not appeased by concessions," Rumsfeld told a gathering of about 900 members and guests of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council during a luncheon meeting. As examples, the secretary pointed out that a car bomb in Saudi Arabia...