Rumsfeld Faces Questions by US Troops on Humvee Armor, Tours
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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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ABOARD THE USS JOHN F KENNEDY: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met 18 of his counterparts on an aircraft carrier in the Gulf yesterday to reassure them on US strategy for Iraq after saying more troops may be sent in for the January elections.
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MOSUL, Iraq : US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a surprise visit to US troops in Mosul, northern Iraq early on Friday, an AFP correspondent at the scene said.
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Regarding complaints about the lack of properly armored vehicles for troops in Iraq [&quot;Rumsfeld Gets Earful From Troops,&quot; front page, Dec. 9]: The Humvee was not designed to be an armored fighting vehicle.
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US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says Iraqi security forces need equipment as well as training and anything NATO allies can do to support them will be helpful.
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CONSTANTA, Romania  - One day after visiting Iraq, U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld toured a spruced-up military base here Monday and heard a Romanian government sales pitch for making it a new American outpost within easy reach of potential hot spots in the Middle East and Central Asia.
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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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US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld made a surprising visit to US soldiers deployed in the Iraqi city of Musul (Mosul). Rumsfeld arrived in Mosul early in the morning and visited a military hospital located
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WASHINGTON -- US soldiers in Kuwait who are headed to Iraq put Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on the defensive yesterday, grilling him about extended tours of duty and the continued lack of armor to protect vehicles from roadside bombs.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Monday portrayed the retaking of the Iraqi city of Samarra over the weekend by US and Iraqi forces as a model for the military
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US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld speaks to US military Special Operations personnel at... CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait  - Disgrunted US soldiers complained to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumself on
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US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Friday visited US troops at a main base outside the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah, a hotbed of insurgency against US troops.
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US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld came under fire from American troops over their safety in Iraq, as Secretary of State Colin Powell urged Europe to look beyond differences over last year's invasion.
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Washington- The Army entered negotiations with an armor manufacturer Friday to try to accelerate production and delivery of armored versions of the Humvee, Army and company officials said.
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BAGHDAD : US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld came under fire from American troops over their safety in Iraq, as Secretary of State Colin Powell urged Europe to look beyond differences over last year&#39;s invasion.
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Romanian officials have taken US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on an inspection tour of a Black Sea military base which could become part of the Pentagon&#39;s plans for more flexible deployments.
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It took courage for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to take questions from troops during a pep talk in Kuwait Wednesday. It also took courage for the troops to ask tough questions of a high-ranking official.