Rumsfeld: London attacks retaliation for Iraq? "That is nonsense."

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=151665038&p=y5y665744

US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld yesterday rejected as “nonsense” the notion that recent terrorist attacks in London were retaliation for the US-led war in Iraq.

“Some people seem confused about the motivations and intentions of terrorists and about our coalition’s defence of the still young democracies in Afghanistan and Iraq,” Rumsfeld said in a speech to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. “They seem to cling to the discredited theory that the recent attacks in London and elsewhere, for example, are really in retaliation for the war in Iraq or for the so-called occupation of Afghanistan,” he added. “That is nonsense.”

Rumsfeld spoke broadly about US President George Bush’s rationale for fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan – “the only way to defeat terrorism is to go after them where they are” – but said little about the administration’s plan for turning over the security mission in Iraq to the Iraqis. He did suggest that the goal is within reach.

“Once Iraq is safely in the hands of the Iraqi people, and a government that they elected under a new constitution … our troops will be able to … come home with the honour they will have earned,” he said, without elaborating. In response to a question from his audience about the US military strategy in Iraq, Rumsfeld said that a key to getting US forces out of Iraq is getting enough Iraqi government forces trained to take over. “We’re passing off pieces of real estate to the Iraqis as fast as they are capable of taking it over,” he said.

[74dodgedart]

1. Why does this idiot still have a job ?

[The Night Owl]

8. Rumsfeld says he tried to resign twice!

Mr. Bush wouldn't accept Rumsfeld's resignation. Or so the story goes.

Of course, if one believes that Rumsfeld tried to resign twice, one must also conclude that Rumsfeld himself doesn't think he should be Secretary of Defense. Having a Secretary of Defense who no longer wants to be Secretary of Defense is no way to run a war. But, then again, we all knew that Bush was no Sun Tzu.

[74dodgedart]

10. Rummy finally figures out that there is no connection between Iraq & terro

Rummy finally figures out that there is no connection between Iraq & terrorism..

Gee, I've been saying that since before the war started.

[Beaver Tail]

2. What is this Nonsense about Evolution

We all know the Earth was created in 6 days. The Bible even tells us so :sarcasm:

[fudge stripe cookays]

3. And...

the earth is flat. Didn't you know? :eyes:

FSC

[charlyvi]

5. And....

The sun revolves around the earth.

[Norquist Nemesis]

4. Of course there's no connection! Why that assertion is just so

politically inconvenient at the present time.

[Imagevision]

6. Rumsfeld still hasn't made good on promised armor

we're screwed under this administration - 3 more years with this leadership

[gratuitous]

7. Well, considering that the latest Zawahri tape says exactly that

It's difficult to know who to believe: Donald Rumsfeld or my lying eyes and ears.

[Vickers]

9. Why, those terrorists are probably unaware there's even a war in Iraq!

:crazy:

[jimshoes]

11. Would I tell a whopper of a lie

in front of the entire world? You bet I would! Would I do it without batting an eyelash? Of course! Do I have a conscience? Hell no, that's for you little people!