Has Rumsfeld been demoted?

[The Lone Liberal]

BBC

"From the president downwards, the Bush administration has been on the counterattack this week over criticism of its Iraq policy. But Donald Rumsfeld, in many ways the chief spokesman on Iraq up to now has been noticeably absent.

Indeed, he appeared to get a slap in the political face with the news that the National Security Council (NSC) under Condoleezza Rice has established a new committee to oversee Iraq policy.

William Hartung, a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute, said that, not before time, President Bush was putting Mr Rumsfeld in his place. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3182570.stm


Who painted Saturn Eating His Children. I must look that up, it now occurs to me that Saturn did resemble the Bush.

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Goya

http://itech.pjc.cc.fl.us/cschuler/clt1500/review/goyasaturn.html

And yes, Condi has been put in charge of "rebuilding" Iraq.

[Ohio Dem]

4. Damn!

That's exactly what's going on.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Goya be da man!

Wonder what he'd be painting now?

[ShaneGR]

2. Simple Answer, yes.... Rice is now the Queen of the Damned

We're all going to live in hell for eternity.

[rusty charly]

3. check it out

http://itech.pjc.cc.fl.us/cschuler/clt1500/review/goyasaturn.html

[TreasonousBastard]

6. Dunno if it's so much putting Rumsfeld in his place...

as desperation for something to go right in Iraq.

The NSC has always been a better place to control things from than a cabinet department. It works directly for the White House, and doesn't have all those pesky civil servants and administrative details to look after. It can direct Defense and State and stop internecine squabbling between the two.

So far, doesn't seem to be working all that well, though.