tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post8276682765520793207..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: Another Look at RumsfeldDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-47389776200508213802007-06-13T22:13:00.000-05:002007-06-13T22:13:00.000-05:00Rummy was positioning the military for the post Co...Rummy was positioning the military for the post Cold War world (lightning modular troops that could combine and be force multipliers) when 9/11 took place. <BR/><BR/>He got caught trying to fight a war he was NOT geared to fight. Iraq required a massive force and the military got caught in the transition.<BR/><BR/>Not his fault, really, but he was not an effective wartime commander.<BR/><BR/>The references to McNamara are apt, IMHO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-66945316653322597392007-06-12T21:12:00.000-05:002007-06-12T21:12:00.000-05:00I'm sure Rummy's not ashamed of it.Only problem is...I'm sure Rummy's not ashamed of it.<BR/><BR/>Only problem is that in the entire history of warfare, that's never happened (unless you count RR's work in Grenada as a "war.")Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-83368174389438035092007-06-12T20:42:00.000-05:002007-06-12T20:42:00.000-05:00Ann Coulter said, "we should invade their countrie...Ann Coulter said, "we should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity." President Bush chooses to invade their countries, capture their leaders and convert them to self governing voters. The vision of Donald Rumsfeld was more limited. Invade their countries, destroy the threats and get out. I am not saying that each strategy is without merit, but in retrospect, finding and neutralizing the bad guys with swift and flexible forces is probably nothing our former Secretary is ashamed of championing.Random10https://www.blogger.com/profile/05176518952013889746noreply@blogger.com