The support to Rumsfield from Bush does not mean that these are the 2 responsible for the blunders?
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The generals calling for the resignation of Rumsfeld have spent their lives in the service of our country.  They understand war; when to consider war; the objectives of war; the acceptable conclusion of war; the exit strategy of war.  None of these criteria have been met with this administration.  What we have with Bush and Rumsfeld is a loose cannon mentality.  \nOf any of the three axis of evil candidates to attack, Iraq was the least of a threat.  Do we really care that Saddam was a cruel and ruthless leader?  Hell, they're all over the world, and to some we send foreign aid. So here we are with our troops distracted in a no win situation in Iraq,  our resources for war pretty well drained because of three or four years of battle, and these guys are ready to go it again.  I don't get it, and neither do they.  I do understand one thing, these guys shoot from the hip.  They have no game plan, and they sure the hell have no exit strategy for the battle in Iraq or any subsequent battles.\n\nPerhaps they need to read up a little more about the downfall of the Third Reich, and particularly Adolf Hitler. Old Adolph had a penchant for ignoring his generals, too! Look what happen to him.
157657
Sounds like your doing some finger pointing yourself.  Politicians are always blaming someone else.  Misdirection is the name of the game.
652312
I didn't read the story or video or whatever it was.  I just want to comment on the respect comment someone made.  I give respect to whoever deserves respect.  It is earned.  That means I will start you off on a base level of neutrality until you give me a reason to go one way or another.  Rumsfield is a public official and therefore he opens himself up to judging before he is met.  Not fair at all, but it's true.  If he didn't want to be viewed as he is, he should get out of that position.
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President Bush didn't "rig" anything.  What I find interesting is that these people seem to forget that there is a record of things they said in the past.   Thanks for pointing this out though.
1098970
It may not be.  Support for President Bush's administration comes mainly in the arena of his efforts to prosecute the war on terror.  That one issue alone has defined his time in office.  There have been mistakes, misjudgements, and he hasn't seen a spending bill that he didn't like.  He's grown government faster than most Democrats could have thought possible, which is saying a lot.  He has made efforts in providing additional funding for disabled people, education (although no child left behind is a really bad program), and, believe it or not the environment.  War time presidents are often consumed with the second guessing and bad press regarding the war that they are on the constant defensive.  So, even though I do support the effort in prosecuting the war on terror (I think that the threat was identified early enough that President Clinton could and should have handled it in the 90's) I don't think that this administration is one of the best.  But compared to Clinton's willingness to deploy the military every time he thought it would make a good photo op, I think George is doing the best he can.
60932
Of course he wasn't responsible.  Give me a break- you people will blame everything on President Bush, whether it was his fault or not.\n\nHe could have been down there driving the school buses himself, and you all would have screamed it was a photo op.
726577
Many republican finks have been evacuating that sinking ship for some time now.  Many of them lost elections because they knew they couldn't support Bush and win and ended up having no platform on which to campaign.  That Foley thing was like the Titanic breaking in two, leaving half temporarily above water and the other half to drown helplessly.
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Why did Bush attack Iraq, it was Clinton's fault. Why did Bush give the huge tax cuts to the very rich. It was Clinton's fault. Why did they fly planes into the trade center. It was Clinton's fault. Why did Rush Limbaugh get hooked on Oxys. It was Clinton's fault. Why is Bush such a dumb ass, Its his daddy's fault. But Clinton played a role in it. I think you get my drift, It is because the repuglicans have no real argument and keep relying on the same Ole rhetoric, if one said they shit the other would say the smelled it.
970102
uh, yeah...  lol- that's just a good excuse for the republicans IMHO to blame their losses on an unpopular president with a habit of misstruths lying.
83484
congress has oversite,yes, and who runs congress?? republicans. And who is bush (besides a traitor to his country and a theif and a liar), a republican. I'd rather a president get a b j in the oval office and lie about it than have a president that uses a great tragedy (911) to pull a bait and switch and convince all of the dullards and sheep in this country (redneck republicans) that Iraq and 911 had anything to do with each other. There was no terrorist links to Iraq before we got there. Now it is the terrorist training ground. And now bush is backing the sale of a company that works in the ports of major cities in the united states to the united arab emarites, who do have ties to terrorism and 911, dispite the obvious conflict of interest between the oath he took to protect us from terrorists and the oath he took to the corporations that got him into office.
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they are not related. what the person says above is true. its just a hot botton issue. the republicans are trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator so you'll forget about the war, the corruption and the ineptitude. \n\ndon't be fooled.
260555
Every time President Bush or his staff make a mistake, they try to cover up by making another mistake. Scandal after scandal. This helps him as people take eyes from one scandal to another. So no real answer comes out.
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The timing was terrible looking, even if this was worked out before the election results was known! \n\n I like to think of it as "cut and run" because that is EXACTLY the same BS the far right Bush machine has pushed down our collective throat for far too long, and Rummy and Co gave very little or no indication that he was to resign beforehand, which makes calling him a "cut and run" type all the more satisfying as he richly deserves the mocking based solely on the timing and the incessant jeering they gave everyone else who didn't agree with the machine.
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Of course not. Given our terribly misguided policy with regard to Iraq, such events are viewed as mere "collateral damage" and deemed unworthy of further investigation. Oh, there may be some bogus report issued in the weeks and months ahead to excuse/explain what happened, but intelligent people will know that for the pack of lies it undoubtedly will be. The current administration's foreign policy is so rife with double standards as to make any comparison with domestic security policy seem absurd. Please understand, I am NOT defending this. I despise it, even as I despise bush and his criminal cohorts. But you asked an honest question and I'm giving you an honest answer.
889871
Because Bush will not admit to making a mistake of ANY kind.  He will not back down from any decision he has made however much it has hurt our country.  Rumsfield, Cheney and WOMD are perfect examples.
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It's inconceivable how they get it wrong so often. It's just as inconceivable how people still support him.\n\nLet's see we have the highest deficit and the highest foreign debt (borrowed from other countries) than ever. Do people know that Bush borrowed more money from other countries than all the previous presidents combined? And what have we to show for the nearly $400 Billion for the war in Iraq and thousands of Americans and Iraqi deaths there: A country on the verge of civil war. And the worst part is that this administration was warned about the problems of insurgency and the possibility of civil war and they went to war anyway. Saddam was no threat to our country. \n\nNow this administration wants to sell the operation of our ports to a country that worked with Al Qaeda, that was one of only three countries to acknowledge the Taliban government in Afghanistan and does not recognize Israel. Go figure we won't recognize the democratically elected Hamas in Palestine because they won't recognize Israel but we will let another that does not recognize Israel run our ports.
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It wasn't solely "Bush's Blunder".  There was a supermajority of both houses of Congress who voted for war following the recommoendation of two bi-partisan committees and congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle. \n\nhttp://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html\n\nAnd of all the worst undertakings in world history, this is a minor one.  Have you forgotten about the two world wars from the last century?  Or how about the Crusades?  Stalin killed 36,000,000 of his own citizens, and Hitler killed 13,000,000 people in his death camps.