Incredible - Rumsfeld: Let the Iraqis handle a civil war

[BushOut06]

That basically seems to be his attitude - if a civil war happens, fuck it - let the Iraqis take care of it, we'll try to help them out.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/09/us.iraq.ap/index.html

WASHINGTON (AP) -- If Iraq were to plunge into all-out civil war the U.S. military would depend on Iraq's own security forces to deal with it "to the extent they are able to," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thursday....

"The plan is to prevent a civil war, and to the extent one were to occur, to have the -- from a security standpoint -- have the Iraqi security forces deal with it, to the extent they are able to," Rumsfeld said.

Oh, aint that just lovely? Sorry about the mess, boys, y'all take care of it now, okay?

[DS1]

1. You're missing the double-speak

It's already been established that there's not a single batallion of Iraqi forces that is deemed capable of fighting without US assistance.

So in other words, he's not saying anything different.

[BootinUp]

2. Yeah, this is the sign we have been waiting for

all fucking hell is now going to break loose.

[liveoaktx]

3. VIDEO- part of the Rumsfeld/Senator Byrd exchange

Byrd grilled him about whether any of this money would be going to assist in Iraqi Civil War

CanOFun video list

[Ufomammut]

4. It's the repug way...

Once spent of any usefulness, put out to pasture, S.O.L.

Ya know, "family values."

[MadMaddie]

5. Sounds like Rummy is Cutting and Running to me!!