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  • Stormin' Norm rips Rumsfeld

    12/14/2004 6:31:05 AM PST · by Stingray51 · 171 replies · 3,546+ views
    New York Daily News ^ | December 14, 2004 | NEWS WIRE SERVICES
    Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf said yesterday he was "angry" at Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's response to a soldier who complained he and his fellow grunts in Iraq lack sufficient armor plating. And Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a Vietnam War hero, reiterated that he has "no confidence" in the Pentagon boss. After a soldier told Rumsfeld that he and his fellow servicemen must scrounge for metal to better fortify their Humvees, the secretary told him, "You go to war with the Army you have." That response didn't sit well with the former general. "They deserve every bit of protection we can give...