Why did Rumfeld say the war wouldn't last over 6 months?
916233
Because he and this administrration had no idea what we were getting into.  Militarily, the most amazing blunder of any president and his gang of fools.
627589
I think we won't really know the impact of the war in Iraq for years down the road.  I sort of think of it like this:  People tried to ignore and appease Hitler.  In the end it cost 6 million Jewish people thier lives.  Perhaps if someone had taken a stronger stand earlier on it could have been avoided.  Maybe going in to Iraq earlier instead of waiting for something catasrophic to occur will save more people in the long run.  In that respect, maybe Bush is enlightened compared to the average guy on the street.
446771
Bush is a moron and Rummy is a pompous prick! I think that if anyone knows anything about how to properly fight a war it would be the Generals who consider Rummy unfit for the job. It's obvious that he (Rummy) is incompetent, look at what has been going on in Iraq.
1109914
yah... its in way better condition than when the US started coming in... and although its not in the best condition now... its getting better... but what do you expect... the whole contry to be stable in a few months... keep in mind that the war in iraq was the fasted war *ever* fought in the history of the world... so why are you so impatient... if it takes more that 5 years to finnish up in iraq... than you can complain...
1090554
I think 2 shorter terms of 3 years would be wiser.  The present president is clearly a madman - I know the entire country can't be held responsible for his actions (as well as lack of actions in times of crises), but I just cannot comprehend how this could have happened!
36153
It didn't last for the USSR! :)
501170
... it's not time for a different strategy... it's time for A STRATEGY... I don't think Bush ever really had one for the rebuilding in the first place... \n\nDo you remember when all the generals were slamming Rummy... it was because they all said that we needed more troops to stabilize Iraq than we had in there, but Rummy said the number of troops were fine...\n\nSo now what do we have... the wild west... assassinations and car bombings every day with no security except in U.S. controlled zones... you can't build a country without any real security... \n\nNo one wants to help the U.S., because everyone that does ends up dead in a ditch in about a month...
791119
I don't think we ever got off of Iraq.  With 105 Americans killed in Iraq last month, how could anyone get off that topic.  Bush assured us we will be talking about Iraq for the next two years, when he announced that Rumsfeld we be there as long as he is president, and he still relies on Cheney for his advice on Iraq.  Sounds like "stay the course" to me.
369698
I don't know, not psychic, nor am I one of the President's advisers.  I do know this, when the troops were first sent into Iraq, the President said that this will not be a short conflict.  He said that we will be in it for the long haul.  If I am not mistaken, he said it could take as long as 10 years to complete the task.
335555
usally theres a 6 month time youre suppoed to be away. go for the time you have to.\nhttp://scotthortonshow.com/\nmoney, http://www.philipdru.com/griffin_stream.html\nbush & clinton http://www.philipdru.com/triplett_stream.html\nisrael http://antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=8730\nhttp://www.philipdru.com/webb_stream.html\niran http://www.weekendinterviewshow.com/InterviewDisplay.aspx?i=131
942835
Well I saw the statement that he made and personally I don't think that he meant it the way it came out. It was just one of those situations when you put your foot in your mouth without realizing how it sounds to others. At the moment I am not a fan of politics as it seems that our country is going to hell in a handbasket! My husband is in the military and will probably have to ship off one day in the near future and it really makes me sick that it is for a inhumane cause. Iraq is not in any way trying to invade or attack us. So why are we there? Why are they trying to force a democracy that will never exist there? People have been under Islamic rule there for over 2,000 years why would they change now??? This is not about terrorism or weapons of mass destruction this is all about controlling the oil industry. It's a greedy, cruel, inhumane war that is taking the lives of our soliders and also killing innocent people who live there.
354425
it could take as long as 6 months
786845
Yes, the situation looks bleak, but Kissinger is not over there and does not know exactly what is going on\n\nI say, i will believe that military victory is impossible as soon as the generals in Iraq say such.\n\nI respect the man, but he has no idea what is really going on, and neither do i
790637
Usually they said 6weeks, just because the mucles have not heal inside.
353974
I believe so.When five retired generals think he should go,that's a pretty good sign that he has not gotten the job done.Personally,I would have aked him to resign long before now.This war has been a farce.Our troops went in woefully unprepared for the combat they are now engaged in.We did not take the insurgents into consideration.Why not? Isn't that part of Rumsfeld's job? The sheer arrogance of this man is appalling.He ,like our president , will never admit to mistakes made.They just keep telling the American citizens to be patient.Baloney.There is no exit strategy now and who knows when we can expect any.We're in such a mess now that I don't know if there is a way out that will allow us to save face with the world or not.There is something wrong when practically all the president's cabinet and colleagues are at the center of controversy every time you turn on the television.
844735
I can tell you I'm pleased. This allows a new, fresh face to take over and we can see how his leadership is, and Rumsfeld was no good leader. He mismanaged troop numbers before the war. The generals said they needed at least 400,000 troops to fight, and he gave them about 100 some-on thousand. He denied many well experienced people's requests and that harmed him. He did not give the military vehicles aduquate armor, and not much has still been done about that. He always argued with people and actually seemed like he had quite a temper at times. Many generals who oppose Rumsfeld say they wish that Colon Powell was Secretary Of Defense still, because of his good military experience, compared to Rumsfeld's poor experience. The War in Afghanistan was Powell's responsibility, and as far as I know, it went a lot better than the Iraq War is going. Hopefully the war will go better without him.
700936
He did not say US victory was no longer possible, he said US MILITARY victory was no longer possible... that is because we already achieved a military victory. If the US military was still fighting a uniformed, identifiable, credible military, they would prevail. Yet, a uniformed and state sponsored military that represents a nation (the US) must fight the most unbelievable and despicable cowards that ever crawled the earth. They are disgusting as they use human shields; babies and women to fight their unjustified battles. The sooner they are eradicated the better. Kissinger should remember this from his responsibility in Vietnam. Do not glorify his comments.