Is it time for Donald Rumsfeld to resign?
817552
wow these answers are nausiating...\n\nregardless of your take on this war. If the military editorials are second guessing the president... their commander and chief... don't you think they might know something... \n\nWhat is with this blind patriotism? When did we become so concerned with "spreading our democracy" on other countries that we stopped practicing it here? Questioning your leadership, reminding them that WE HIRE THEM to make decisions in OUR best interest is a f'nig patriotic as it gets... \n\nMy personal best interest is keeping my brother alive.. one of bush's meat soldiers he sent over there to stave of the illegitimate terrorist-wolves he's sired.... and reducing the world's hatred for our country... as opposed to adding to it...\n\nSo... if Rumsfeld were in ANY other career... he'd have been fired a long time ago... unless of course he was giving... uh ... "favors" to the boss... or unless of course he and his good ol' boys WERE the bosses of the GOP for the last 20-odd years...\n\n-send republicans to war.
240857
He can't. President Bush only has a little over two years left, and it's time for him to start thinking about his legacy. At this point nobody likes him (not even his dog). If he is going to do anything REALLY productive before the Republicans in congress and the senate COMPLETELY turn on him, he's going to have to stop listening to his advisors, stop listening to his wife, stop listening to the Pentagon, stop listening to the press, and sit and think about why he REALLY wanted to be President Bush in the first place.
369952
If Bush has any honor and integrity at all he would fire Rumsfeld, yes.
897671
Nah, in practical terms, there is hardly time.  And, there are better ways of continuing to show his incompetence.  There will be lots of hearings, which is what Congress should have been doing all along instead of being his lapdogs.
607358
Yes it is time for Bush to step down, unfortunately our system does not work that way, but people have lost confidence in his ability to lead. His popularity has dropped to 29%. We will have an election in November that could change things. If the democrats can get a majority in either chamber then there is a possibility that he will be impeached. His leadership will certainly be challenged at best.
648816
Rumsfeld is an absolute CRIMINAL. He should be relieved of duty, along with that W guy. The rich guy from Wyoming needs to go, too...
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.
918730
Democrats victorious in both houses, Rumsfeld resigns.  You were saying?
306202
The retired generals who are speaking out against Rumsfeld are hardly liberals. Yet they are convinced that Rumsfeld has been a primary reason for the failed war effort in Iraq.\nIt's pretty compelling when so many retired generals, knowing they will be attacked for their views, still have the courage to speak out. \nWe already know that the planning for winning the peace was minimal. We know that Rumsfeld decided to have many fewer troops in the field than recommended by numerous experts, including the generals. We know that Rumsfeld disbanded the Iraqi military, a decision that many believe has made it so difficult to train a new security force.\nWhy continue to support someone who has made so many mistakes, and who doesn't seem to learn from them? Or is it just a case that firing Rumsfeld would acknowledge that Bush thinks everything is not going well? \nI guess when reality confronts fantasy, fantasy wins in this administration.
802027
It sadly isn't.Anyone in his right mind knows this "man" who lied about everything,from WMD to being greeted as liberators,lies which cost the lives of many young Americans and thousands of Iraqi civilians,who showed blatant disrespect for international law by promoting torture but never taking responsibility,who offended even his closest European allies,should have resigned and brought to justice long ago.\nIt never crossed his mind and it never crossed Bush mind before now when he thinks it can somehow help him politically.Bush thinks this gives him some more negotiating room with the Democrats.\nAll the human loss,suffering and crimes Rumsfeld brought weren't enough.Bush once again shows what he meant with bringing back decency to the white house,political strategy is all that matters.I sincerely hope no one falls for their lies anymore.Rummy just took one for the team and is replaced with another neocon.\nAbu Ghraib was a war crime,he should not only resign for it but be in jail for it
437547
Yes, it is crazy.\n\nSix generals (five retired two-stars and one retired four-star) out of 4,000+ are bitching because they disagree with Rumsfeld's management style.  Okay, he is a hard guy to work for, no argument.  But their main gripe is that Rumsfeld is turning the military into something it needs -something these guys disagree with.  Rumsfeld has also tried to resign twice, and it's true that Bush won't let him, because he (as well as most of the military & civilian leadership at the Pentagon) know full well that what Rumsfeld is doing IS important.\n\nSecond, the government is asking for those search records to track down who's been surfing child-porn sites, and to see who's been trying to build bombs (but mainly it's done to take down the perverts).\n\nTexas cops raiding bars and arresting drunk people...not sure where this story came from or if this is just an isolated incident.  But public intoxication *is* a crime.  It also may be the people arrested were harrassing and/or threatening someone else, also a crime.\n\nA report coming out that marijuana doesn't have any medicinal uses?  Well, reports on what is good & what isn't keep going back and forth.  Give it about another 18-24 months and you'll see the opposite.  Again.\n\nThe war (I assume this refers to Iraq) being a joke and a lie.  I'm not sure I should dignify this with a response, but the truth is that, contrary to what gets reported on the news, Iraq has in fact been much improved over the past three years.  It should be noted that the entire number of American casualties (though I agree that even one death or maiming is a tragedy) is so low as to be unprecedented.  Iraq is stabilizing, and the way things are going, a significant number of troops should be home by the end of the year.\n\nOil prices are, like every other commodity in the world, subject to that force known as 'economics'.  In this case, there's so much demand (and not so much to go around) that the price keeps rising.  Meanwhile, because we're talking about billions of people buying their product(s), oil companies have become extremely wealthy.  It may not be 'fair', but that's economics for you.  Nobody ever said economics -hell, the world in general- is 'fair'.\n\nImmigration reform.  Well, if you understood how many people in the country are truly pissed off about these people a) breaking the law to get here, b) undercutting wages for legal workers, and c) getting preferential treatment in some cases over legal immigrants, you might understand why so many people are up in arms.  And it *is* a serious threat to security.  If ordinary illegals can cross, then so can those wackos from MS-13, so can drug smugglers (and these guys do), and so can terrorists (Although in a lot of ways, MS-13 guys ARE terrorists).\n\nThe guy in South Carolina?  Well, everyone has different things they're offended by, and he's just exercising his rights to be a concerned citizen.\n\nAs to this 'plan'...like I said, yes, it's a crazy idea.  Remember, the people who would enforce things are as human as everyone else, and I doubt you could find enough people -civilian or military- to go along with this.  Bush doesn't want to be a dictator; he's just extremely stubborn in doing things.  Mind you, he's annoyed me a lot of times, either for doing what I see as something dumb, or for doing something I agree with, but not communicating *why* it's a good idea.\n\nBy the way, it's spelled "martial law".  "Marshall" is someone's last name.\n\nAnd despite what a couple of people seem to be concerned about here, no, the FBI, CIA, NSA, Secret Service, etc., do NOT monitor these sites.  They (especially the law enforcement guys) are extremely sensitive to such things, since they're tasked with upholding the law.  They only check into such things when they get a tip (e.g. some idiot on
619107
He is still in his position because President Bush wants him there. \n\nTo fire Rumsfeld is to admit that things in Iraq have been bungled and that mistakes were made. Its also a sign that Bush second guessed himself and his decisions. \n\nBush never admits or owns up to a mistake. This is one of many reasons he's a weak leader. Leaders can admit when they make mistakes, and they quickly take action to correct them. Bush just can't admit he made a huge mistake with Iraq. \n\nIn his administration, loyalty is more important than competence. \n\n(And yes, Rumsfeld is an a$$.)
876784
I think it's already causing good things to happen......Rumsfeld's gone and Bush has been put on a leash.  I think the Dems will accomplish a great deal for the American people as well as the rest of the world.
698760
Neither. The only thing that will happen is bush will put another person who thinks like Rumsfeld in his place. There will be no change in that aspect. However, the person taking his place has to deal with a Democratic Congress, so now he needs to come up with an exit strategy. Rumsfeld didn't feel like dealing with it. That's why he "cut and ran"...
783823
If he was gone 1 year ago, it might have made a difference. 3 weeks ago, the results would have been the same. Bush has no strategy other than to lie, make excuses, and blame others. He even lied about wanting to keep Rumsfeld.
982007
Rumsfield resigned not because of the election but because of editorials that appeared in the military newspapers which indicated that the military leadership had lost all confidence in him.\n\nIf you had been paying attention you would have caught on to the fact that the decision to replace Rumsfield (long overdue) was made prior to the elections.
401464
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.