NY Daily News: Powell & Rumsfeld going over the side

[brooklynite]

Irked Prez moves to redo Iraq team

By THOMAS M. DeFRANK
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF

WASHINGTON - President Bush's overhaul of his top Iraq strategists reflects deep unhappiness with his national security team - particularly Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld but also Secretary of State Powell, Bush sources told the Daily News yesterday.

Bush's displeasure means that neither Powell nor Rumsfeld will keep his job in a second Bush term, the sources said. Powell already has signaled his intent to leave after the 2004 election but Rumsfeld had indicated he wanted to stay on.

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1. As if there will even be a second Bush term! n/t

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2. this is a dupe

[brooklynite]

3. Sorry, didn't see it in the posting back through midnight

[VolcanoJen]

4. Dupe... locking

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