will donald rumsfeld be fired or forced to resign?
365119
No one who has that high of a job is EVER fired.  If it comes to it (I hope so) Bush will "ask" for Rummy's resignation.  In the event he doesn't give it to him, he'll be fired.  But "getting fired" doesn't happen to the big whigs in Washington.
809698
It is not all Rumsfelds fault, but he had to go. The failed policy's of the Bush administration which he is one has got to be changed and this is a start. The election yesterday sent a message to Washington and I think that they might not be ignoring it this time. I think it is a change for the better.
733517
Rummy and Condi are the puppets in this show.They're the first line of defense to shield the President.Unfortunately for all involved,they have too big a job to do.Bush has put himself directly in the line of fire.Rice is good at foreign relations.She is extremely articulate and has excellent interpersonal skills.Dumsfeld,on the other hand,is a bull in a china shop. He is neither intelligent or diplomatic.When Colin Powell resigned that should have sent up a huge red flag.He predicted exactly what is happening right now.But Bush's arrogance and stubbornness pushed a greatly respected member out of the job.Rumsfeld's legacy will be that of Bush's: Failure and incompetence.
540099
I watched the press conference on CNN the other day when Rumsfeld still wouldn't answer any questions. They were arresting people and removing them from the room when asked why he couldn't tell the truth. One of them was a CIA agent, Rumsfeld still wouldn't answer. He is a joke to the American people and needs to be removed.
715440
There were rumors Cheney would resign after the midterms. Apparently, he isn't going to do that.\n\nI'm not surprised Bush supports Cheney and Rumsfeld. After all, they all agree on the same policy and he doesn't think they're doing an awful job.
956965
LOL, one week after Dumbya's "Dumsfeld will serve until my term is up" the inane, inept and (possibly) insane Sec of Defense resigns.  I agree with irish_american_psycho who thinks this whole thing was a bet:  Dumsfeld betting his resignation that Republican keep control....and he lost.  Either way, with Dumsfeld out, the US Armed forces can now really win the Bush War in Iraq and begin a true War on Terror.
823818
The answer to this one is YES, YES, YES AND YES......They should resign immediately.  They are totally incompetent. .Every time I watch Bush speak I am embarrassed that someone from another country will be watching him and say "man, is that the best they have"
627969
Absolutely...but I doubt it'll happen in this administration. If you haven't noticed, they are incapible of admiting they made a mistake anywhere at any time....but they sure have plenty of excuses and spin to throw around.
376949
I believe that Defense Secretary Rumsfeld needs to resign. While in office, his vision for the military simply does not jibe with reality. His concept of "transformation" means cutting down troop levels, purchasing a ton of gold plated fly boy toys, and letting the military-industrial complex (and private military companies) get hold of the taxpayers' hard earned money.\n\nThe perception of Rumsfeld is that with superior technology, America can defeat any opponent, unconventional and conventional. This is evident in the emphasis on technology as opposed to doctrine and training. However, as Col. Boyd (who developed the concept of OODA) once said, "People, ideas, hardware, in that order!" One must remember that in Vietnam, we had superior technology, but we could not entirely eliminate the NVA and VC after how many years of combat (though the VC was decimated after the Tet Offensive). In Korea, the Chinese were able to surprise the UN & US and drive them back, after managing to conceal their entire divisions from the UN/US air patrols. Americans must realize that technology may be a force multiplier, but cannot be relied on too much to fight wars. History has proven time and time again that excellent strategy, training, and quality warriors will always turn the tide of the war while technology helps (and hinders as well). One must also look at Iraq and see what is the major killer of our warriors. IEDs. These IEDs are relatively inexpensive, and are able to defeat our hundred thousand dollar uparmored HUMVEEs and even our million dollar M1A2 Abrams tank. RPGs can take down our helicopters. Why is it that the enemy can find a low cost and effective solution and we cannot? And about the Army's planned brigade combat teams... it guts maneuvering elements (and counts the reconnaisance battalion as a maneuvering element) while enlarging headquarters. Being flexible is important, but this BCT concept on the surface seems to make it more flexible, but in reality makes it less flexible. With less maneuvering elements and a bloated headquarters, it becomes more slower and inefficient.\n\nNot to mention, his performance for the invasion of Iraq was unacceptable. Despite the warnings and objections from the professional generals (about troop levels, post-war planning, etc), he decided to go ahead anyways. Now we are stuck fighting an insurgency in an effort to stabilize Iraq.
436148
Yes they should be fired, they used to blame it on the Democrats. who is in charge now. hmmmmmmm
857394
Sorry, but Rumsfeld resigned Wednesday, after the elections. I seriously doubt his replacement, Robert Gates, is any better. After all, he was appointed by Bush too.\nFoley (FL) resigned from his post a couple weeks before elections. \nMakes you wonder, who's next. Cheney? Bush? \nMore to come in the next few months, if the Democrats have a backbone and push for invesigations.
938362
I'm sure he got pushed. When George said he would not fire Rummy, he was still laboring under the false hope that Karl Rove could orchestrate his miracle. Once it became known that the American people didn't support him anymore, George had to start changing tactics.\n\nThe GOP is very good at one thing: firing people before the House or Senate Investigations can begin.
326030
I believe Rumsfield is thinking more about himself lately than anything. He has several High ranking officers who control the U.S. military that are against him, they may and could interpet his orders in their own way. It is also possible he could pull a big blunder which will oust him. With president Bush supporting him and 70+% of the nation not in favor of Bush I would say that is a big problem.
981829
George W. is too dumb to fire Rumsfeld.
598168
Take a tip from the Donald.\n\nYOU'RE FIRED!
993188
yes but it is too late his failed adminstration is almost over and hopefully the next president will be alot better, honest, smarter, and less stubborn. yes he can get fired his employers are every american citizen who lives in this country who deserves better. he is working for us- he is a public servant, we hired him and we should be able to fire him,
903793
I last minute resignation would be admitting mistakes and admitting the falsehood of the whole Iraqi adventure. Therefore such resignation would resort even a bigger Democratic win.\n\nHe could resign a couple of months ago but at that time Republicans still believed in their win. Fortunately they were mistaken!