Word: rumsfeldism
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...obsessed is Kristol with marginal missteps by Democrats that he loses sight of the big picture. Kristol wrote that Bush "crossed up Democrats" by replacing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and rejecting the Iraq Study Group's change in strategy. The political maneuver might be nice sport, providing the Administration with a few moments of relief. But Kristol failed to point out that Bush continues to lose the only battle that counts - the one in Iraq. Sanford Rubin Rochester, New York...
...been written about whether McCain's stubborn support of the war is weighing him down this time. I don't think so. He really believes in his position on Iraq. He has favored more troops since the beginning; he was one of the very first Republicans to criticize Donald Rumsfeld. He could get away with this hawkishness--perhaps even be celebrated for it--if he were still the McCain of 2000. But now he's the guy who, yes, flip-flopped on Bush's tax cuts, voting against them in 2001 and for extending them last year...
...obsessed is Kristol with marginal missteps by Democrats that he loses sight of the big picture. Kristol wrote that Bush "crossed up Democrats" by replacing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and rejecting the Iraq Study Group's change in strategy. The political maneuver might be nice sport, providing the Administration with a few moments of relief. But Kristol failed to point out that Bush continues to lose the only battle that counts - the one in Iraq. Sanford Rubin Rochester, New York...
...reviewing or replaying the bad decisions" related to the war in Iraq. I strongly disagree. A president must make good decisions for the country. Have the candidates who voted for the Iraq war demonstrated that ability? Why did they vote for war? Did they evaluate Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's assertion that Iraq could have a nuclear weapon so soon? Did they not consider the possibility that removing Saddam Hussein from power might unleash a civil war among Iraq's intensely hostile ethnic groups? American voters need to understand what motivated those ayes in Congress. Elizabeth Terry Palm Coast, Florida...
...think there's any point in going back and reviewing or replaying the bad decisions" related to the war in Iraq. I strongly disagree. Have the candidates who voted for the Iraq war demonstrated good decision making? Why did they vote for war? Did they evaluate Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's assertion that Iraq could have a nuclear weapon so soon? Did they not consider the possibility that removing Saddam Hussein from power might unleash a civil war among Iraq's intensely hostile ethnic groups? American voters need to understand what motivated those ayes in Congress...