Rumsfeld Must Go

[im10ashus]

Amid the Generals Revolt against Rumsfeld; union officials representing 200,000 civilian defense workers calling for his resignation; and scores of Democrats as well as a good number of Republicans demanding his ouster…Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's role in a $30 billion Pentagon procurement scandal --"The largest defense procurement scandal in recent decades," according to the Washington Post--nearly slipped through the cracks.

As the Post reports, it seems the Pentagon nearly squandered "$30 billion leasing several hundred new tanker aircraft that its own experts had decided were not needed." The purchase was stopped in 2004 by a Senate investigation that revealed it was "viewed inside the Pentagon as a politically tinged bailout for Boeing."

Although procurement makes up one-fifth of the Defense Department's $410 billion budget (not including Iraq and Afghanistan); and the $30 billion tanker deal was rife with "widespread violations of Pentagon and government-wide procurement rules"…. Rumsfeld told investigators, "I don't remember approving it. But I certainly don't remember not approving it, if you will."

This from a man who published Rumsfeld's Rules, which included this admonition: "Be precise – a lack of precision is dangerous."

cont'd...

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/edcut?bid=7&pid=96088

[Solly Mack]

1. Rumsfeld and his unknown known unknowns

"I don't remember approving it. But I certainly don't remember not approving it, if you will."

[im10ashus]

2. Like the article said:

This from a man who published Rumsfeld's Rules, which included this admonition: "Be precise – a lack of precision is dangerous."

Dangerous indeed.

[Solly Mack]

4. It's a blight on America that such people have ever held office

that they remain in office when their crimes are so blatant is an indictment against America

[im10ashus]

6. If this were a simple bj, the country would be in arms.

Never mind that countless numbers of innocent people have died at the hands of this criminal administration. Here's hoping the 2006 elections shows many of them the door.

:toast:

[Solly Mack]

7. Sad but true. Ill-gotten booty would send America into a frenzy

of outrage and righteous indignation.

Funny that stealing(also ill-gotten booty) from the people doesn't seem to register



to you too

[man4allcats]

3. "Your Honor, I don't remember doing this,

but I don't remember not doing it either."

Is this some sort of strange new twist on the insanity defense? :shrug:

[Solly Mack]

5. lol! It's the Libby/Rove/Cheney/Bush defense....if you can't "recall"

(Reagan) how can you be responsible? The nerve of people expecting you to remember your criminal actions...