Transcript: Gen. Batiste- Criticism of Rumsfeld -"This is about soldiers"

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Transcript: Retired general says criticism of Rumsfeld not coordinated; 'This is about soldiers'

RAW STORY
Published: Friday April 14, 2006

The following transcript, from Good Morning America Friday, was acquired by RAW STORY.

MS. SAWYER: You have done an extraordinary thing, calling on Secretary Rumsfeld to step down. Why?

GEN. BATISTE: Diane, there's really two reasons. One is, leaders need to be held accountable. By that I mean, we went to war with a flawed plan. We certainly had the troops necessary to win the fight to take down Saddam Hussein, but we in no way considered the hard work to win the peace. There was 10 years of good, deliberate war planning by U.S. Central Command that was essentially ignored.
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MS. SAWYER: Is this a coordinated effort by all of the generals? Are there more to come?

GEN. BATISTE: Actually, Diane, it's not. I have not talked to any of the other five generals, other than last night on a show with Dave Grange and another. We have nothing to gain by this, absolutely nothing to gain by this. There's no political agenda at all. We've been loyal subordinates.

MS. SAWYER: But there are people --

GEN. BATISTE: This is all about --

MS. SAWYER: Excuse me --

GEN. BATISTE: This is all about soldiers.

MS. SAWYER: There are --

GEN. BATISTE: Service men and women and their families.

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