I wasn't clear with my earlier post, I meant to say that there is such a laundry list of failures by the Pentagon. Why is this one issue finally bringing about talk of Rumsfeld's resignation? He's the terrorists best friend, now they have lot's of heroin money and we look like thugs in the eyes of the world, and our military spending is skyrocketing out of control. Rumsfeld has helped turn 9/11 into the most successful terrorist attack in history.
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Pete
On Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at 12:04 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 5/11/2004 11:03:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think it's strange that people are calling for Rumsfeld to resign
before the direct evidence of a policy breakdown has been presented.�
He went in front of Congress and the people and said that he accepted responsibility. What does this mean -- saying "I'm sorry" is the end of the matter? If that were the case, why not release every murderer, rapist, mugger, and other lawbreaker who goes to court and says "I'm sorry" ? It seems to me that accepting responsibility runs a bit deeper than this. If he admits his responsibility, what consequences should befall? Resignation at the very least. Maybe more. Maybe surrender to the Court at the Hague for a trial for crimes against humanity. When Nixon finally owned-up, he resigned the presidency. Surely, Rumsfeld is more principled than Nixon (how could anybody possibly be less so).
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And, if he doesn't think he's responsible, he should say so and be prepared to explain. Instead of lying about it and thinking�the problem�will go away.
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Al Krigman
