Rumsfeld Responds to Troop Concerns
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Under fire from troops who complain they are being sent to war in Iraq with inadequate gear, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld promised Thursday that more would be done to protect forces.
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In his Christmas eve encounters with U.S. military commanders and hundreds of their troops, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld heard &#151; and said &#151; little about armor or troop shortages, issues that have made him a political target in Washington among both Democrats and Republicans.
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US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was questioned by troops during a visit to Kuwait about lack of vehicle armor, extended combat tours and the overall aims of the war in Iraq.
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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is taking fire for the statement he made about getting armor to the troops in Iraq. Rumsfeld told a National Guard soldier that the US was supplying armor as fast as it can be made.
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The secretary of defense is under increasing fire over his curt response to a soldier&#39;s question. BY DREW BROWN. WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has always been a lightning rod for controversy
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The incoming deputy leader of Senate Democrats demanded answers Saturday from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as to why U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan lack protective equipment for themselves and their vehicles.
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US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld listens to questions from US soldiers, during his visit to Camp Buehring, 120 km (about 74 miles) north of Kuwait City, Kuwait, in this Dec. 8, 2004 file photo.
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US Army Spc Thomas Wilson, left, speaks to US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, not pictured, during Rumsfeld&#39;s visit to Camp Buehring, 120 km (74 miles) north of Kuwait City, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004.
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NEW DELHI, India  - Under fire from troops who  complain they are being sent to war in Iraq with inadequate  gear, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld promised on Thursday  that more would be done to protect forces.
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CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait  - Defense Secretary Donald  Rumsfeld came under friendly fire Wednesday from troops who  took up his invitation to ask tough questions about Iraq.
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The defense secretary, speaking in Kuwait to troops deploying into Iraq, heard complaints about poor combat equipment, personnel policies and other issues that reflect the strains the war in the Middle East is placing on the U.S. military.
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US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld didn&#39;t bring much good news to a group of Marines in Iraq. He warned Sunday during a town-hall meeting in at an airbase in the country&#39;s west that violence may well
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CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait  - An American soldier  complained to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Wednesday  troops were being forced to dig up scrap metal to protect their  vehicles in Iraq because of a shortage of armored transport.
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Reaction was swift Wednesday from Tennessee officials to a National Guardsmanâs question to US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld about why a shortage of armor for military vehicles continues.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visits Baghdad, says troop levels must stay high until things improve. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Marines in Iraq on Sunday that he expects more
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BAGHDAD -- Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, with only days left in office, returned to Washington last night from a surprise farewell visit to US troops in Iraq this weekend, in which he told them the consequences of the war's failure would be "unacceptable."
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld,  responding to mounting criticism even from fellow Republicans,  said Wednesday he was "truly saddened" anyone could think he  was not laboring to protect U.S. combat troops.