Rumsfeld Rejects Calls To Resign !!! - Plus... 'Caption This' Bonus !!!

[WillyT]

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AP) Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and his top military leader on Tuesday issued their strongest rebuttal to date of recent comments by retired generals criticizing Iraq war planning and calling on Rumsfeld to resign.

This comes as the U.S. military reported the deaths of five more soldiers, including three killed Tuesday in a roadside bombing north of the capital. The other two died in combat Sunday. The latest casualties raised the U.S. death toll so far this month to at least 31 — the same as for all of March, according to an Associated Press count.

At least 2,359 U.S. military personnel have died since the war began in 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven civilians employed by the U.S. military.

In defending his decisions concerning Iraq, Rumsfeld said he didn't recall retired Lt. Gen. Gregory Newbold raising any objections to the war planning when he was working in the Pentagon for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "He never raised an issue publicly or privately when he was here that I know of," said Rumsfeld. "An awful lot of people around here were not shy about giving their views. ... But in terms of why he would come up with this now, I just can't speak to that."

Rumsfeld said the criticism doesn't affect his ability to do his job.

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Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/11/iraq/main1491038.shtml

I just LOVE that last line, don't you?

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[Jigarotta]

1. good job, Rumfersatu, but we know for whom.

and it ain't for us pleebs anywhere.

fucking ghoul.

[riderinthestorm]

2. uh, hello??!! Why can't CBS get with the program?

What's with this "died in combat" shit?

"The other two died in combat Sunday".

Ya know, "Mission Accomplished" and all that....??!!



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[WillyT]

3. Kick !!!

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