All 4 leading military papers call for Rumsfeld to resign or be fired

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Papers sold to military: ‘Rumsfeld must go’

Editorial comes days after Bush affirms defense secretary’s job security

 

MSNBC staff and news service reports

Updated: 9:38 p.m. PT Nov 3, 2006

 

Just days after President Bush publicly affirmed Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's job security through the end of his term, a family of publications catering to the military will publish an editorial calling for the defense secretary's removal.

 

The editorial, released to NBC News on Friday ahead of its Monday publication date, stated, "It is one thing for the majority of Americans to think Rumsfeld has failed. But when the nation's current military leaders start to break publicly with their defense secretary, then it is clear that he is losing control of the institution he ostensibly leads."

 

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Rumsfeld has lost credibility with the uniformed leadership, with the troops, with Congress and with the public at large. His strategy has failed, and his ability to lead is compromised. And although the blame for our failures in Iraq rests with the secretary, it will be the troops who bear its brunt.

 

This is not about the midterm elections. Regardless of which party wins Nov. 7, the time has come, Mr. President, to face the hard bruising truth:

 

Donald Rumsfeld must go.

[Churchill610 0]

That F0CK shoulda been fired 2 years ago. What a pompous moron......

[zmanzzzz 1]

do i need to reiterate my stance on this issue?

[Voltaire 4,564]

It's just hard to imagine W firing somebody for -of all things- incompetence.

[UncleHulka 0]

It's just hard to imagine W firing somebody for -of all things- incompetence.

You have to admit that would be hypocritical.

[paradoxical 1]

you don't have to be liberal to see that this guy needs to be dumped, ASAP

[H 0]

you don't have to be liberal to see that this guy needs to be dumped, ASAP

 

im not liberal or conservative im independent

[wiffleball 4,647]

When pubs like this start saying Rummy must go, it's hard for GWB to fall back on the "blame liberals and the Dixie Chicks" mentality. I'd guess rummy might go after the midterms. Then again, the next guy would be a serious lame duck.

[edjr 5,568]

When pubs like this start saying Rummy must go, it's hard for GWB to fall back on the "blame liberals and the Dixie Chicks" mentality. I'd guess rummy might go after the midterms. Then again, the next guy would be a serious lame duck.

 

 

It's all Bill Maher's fault.