Word: rumsfeldism
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...didn't know about. On our way out, he gives a smooth Jersey nod to a table of college-age women. His laugh is so loud, explosive and startlingly self-assured that it's normally heard only from aliens pretending to be human. Braff exudes more confidence than Donald Rumsfeld...
Will the report lead to any changes? President Bush called the report "useful" and has said he is "open for suggestions" on intelligence reform. But the President already shelved an overhaul plan by former National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft after Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld objected to it. And the report put off until after the November election any examination of whether the faulty intelligence came about because of White House pressure. "It's designed to protect the Administration and put all the blame on the intelligence community," said a senior Republican. Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has said he wants...
With about 140,000 U.S. troops now in Iraq and 20,000 in Afghanistan, the Army--with an overall troop strength that is about half what it was 40 years ago--seems stretched to its limit. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has said repeatedly that the military should be made more efficient rather than bigger. Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry thinks it isn't large enough and pledges to add 40,000 active troops if elected. The IRR call-up follows a series of so-called stop-loss, stop-move announcements in recent months, which require soldiers who have fulfilled...
...Street is in a panic," said a prominent Republican, referring to the Republican lawyers and lobbyists who have been quite lucky in recent years massaging their legislation through the system. There were all sorts of rumors, proposals and prayers-that Colin Powell or John McCain would replace Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon; that Powell, McCain, Rudolph Giuliani or Senate majority leader Bill Frist would replace Cheney. In the TIME poll, 44% of independents and even 20% of Republicans thought Cheney should be replaced. Of course, the President's advisers laugh at the scenarios. "There will be changes," a Bush confidant...
...Blair admitted: "I have to accept that we have not found [WMD] and that we may not find them." President Bush called the Senate report "useful" and has said he is "open for suggestions" on intelligence reform. But the President already shelved one overhaul plan after Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld objected to it. And the report put off until after the November election any examination of whether the faulty intelligence came about because of White House pressure. "It's designed to protect the Administration and put all the blame on the intelligence community," said one senior Republican. Similarly, if Butler...