Rumsfeld Memo Proposed ‘Major Adjustment’ in Iraq

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Two days before he resigned as defense secretary, Donald H. Rumsfeld submitted a classified memo to the White House that acknowledged that the Bush administration’s strategy in Iraq was not working and called for a major course correction.

“In my view it is time for a major adjustment,” wrote Mr. Rumsfeld, who has been a symbol of a dogged stay-the-course policy. “Clearly, what U.S. forces are currently doing in Iraq is not working well enough or fast enough.”

Nor did Mr. Rumsfeld seem confident that the administration would readily develop an effective alternative. To limit the political fallout from shifting course he suggested the administration consider a campaign to lower public expectations.

“Announce that whatever new approach the U.S. decides on, the U.S. is doing so on a trial basis,” he wrote. “This will give us the ability to readjust and move to another course, if necessary, and therefore not ‘lose.’ ”

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/03/world/middleeast/03military.html

text of memo
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/03/world/middleeast/03mtext.html

[Hubert Flottz]

1. It's called the shell game!

But the shells they use explode!

[opihimoimoi]

2. The Shells they use are empty...the Bastids are cons...cons I tell ya

They rob us of our dignity, our self esteem, our resources, our blood.

They suck the pleasure out of life itself...they are despicible assholes not to be trusted...

Would let a GOP pilot your Nation??? well, we did and looky wha happened...its all fucked up...Never listen to them GOPers...they are INFECTED with some kinda crap...

[Hubert Flottz]

All the more reason to remove asap

If you find a big nasty looking cancer growing on the cheek of your ass, do you just leave it there and worry about how it might hurt your chances in the 08 election if you do anything about it? Your goofy ass could be long dead by 2008, if you don't remove the freakin' thing. Bush has screwed the country over for far too long now! The PEOPLE voted for a change!

[opihimoimoi]

4. Are you talking about Rush...him having pusy blisters on his anus/ass

Well, Bush has them blisters to, size of volleyballs they are....fat with puss and shit....came from his head....

[Hubert Flottz]

6. IMPEACH the Chimperor ASAP! if not sooner...

He is the blood sucking cancer of the bunghole, in my story.

[pinto]

3. If this was written two days before he resigned, sure seems plausible

that it was a lame attempt to repaint his portrait, as it were, on the way out. (I assume he already knew he was going.)

[opihimoimoi]

5. Yup, an attempt to clean up the act.....

[justgamma]

7. Or did Shrub say

You too, Rummy, you're fired ? You know Shrub doesn't like it if people don't agree with him.

[pinto]

8. No, I think this was such a big move in the Administration it was

hashed and rehashed for a while at least, before they had Rummy fall on his sword. This smells like a parting shot of sorts, imo.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. AKA Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. The war is lost.

Now the only concern for the politicians and generals is how to blame someone else for their utter ineptitude and find some way to cover their sorry asses.

Of course, the ongoing loss of life is a small price to pay for saving face.

[mcg]

10. FauxNews: Rumsfeld Suggested Change

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,234001,00.html