Word: rumsfeldism
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...personalities are probably the least important factor in this face-off. At the core of the conflict are two different ways of looking at the world. Rumsfeld and his team of neoconservative civilians at the Pentagon favor an activist and often unilateralist approach to advancing America's interests abroad. Powell's camp sees the world through a prism of interlocking interests that need to be protected by alliances and stability. The fight between internationalists and unilateralists has gone on in the Republican Party for a generation. What's different this time is that Rummy and Powell are engaging...
...eager to test-drive their theories in Iraq. Now that Saddam is on the verge of being ousted, the key battle is for control of the Iraqi interim authority, which will move the country from U.S. military rule to an elected Iraqi government, crafting its constitution and its future. Rumsfeld's deputy, Paul Wolfowitz, insists the process will be open to all. "The Secretary is not promoting any individual or group to be the future government of Iraq," Wolfowitz told TIME. But behind the scenes, Rumsfeld's aides have been promoting a team of exiles led by Iraqi National Congress...
Garner did not tell them, "I shall return," but return he has, and not just to the Kurdish regions of the north. In January the affable Garner, who retired from the Army six years ago, was plucked from civilian life by his old friend Donald Rumsfeld to head the Pentagon's new Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance. To put it another way, Garner will become the de facto ruler of Iraq...
Some Pentagon officials argue that the retreat of the regular Republican Guard could be a plus. As demoralized troops find themselves fighting for their lives in the capital, conditions could ripen for a coup. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld all but called for one, saying Iraqi forces "must now decide whether they want to share the fate of Saddam Hussein or whether they will turn on that condemned dictator and help the forces of Iraq's liberation." But Pentagon officials concede that the surprising resistance shown by the most loyal of Iraq's forces means that Washington cannot count...
...believe it's better to let him go than for us to go get him," says the military officer. Such an outcome could give Saddam bragging rights in the Arab world for facing down the Americans. "The question is," says the officer, "would the President let him go?" Rumsfeld said last week it was too late for the exile option...