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Saddam did have a rudimentary nuclear program in place. With his ties to our enemies, we had to get him out of there. Q: What mistakes were made along the way in Iraq? A : There was all kinds of bad intelligence. We went in with too few boots on the...
The image of a progressive Republican winning the occasional battle over GOP policy is so exotic to the modern reader that the book has an almost science-fiction quality. Some of the notable moderates and progressives who influenced the party in the...
Estela Lebron, mother of Jose Padilla, speaks to the media after a court hearing before the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va. , Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. Padilla is seeking the reinstatement of a lawsuit against former Defense Secretary... View Photo »
The point is terrorists can attack any time any place using any technique, and we cannot defend everywhere at all times against every technique
The memos they published, which tell this story, are remarkable. America after 9/11 was angry and hurt, and it acted rashly. That anger has now carried both the U.S. and Afghanistan well beyond what anyone really wanted in those first few days after...
"An EMP attack would require only one nuclear missile detonation to bring our nation to its knees," Santorum warned, citing similar concerns voiced by former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.). "Whether by using EMP...
Concerning this year’s CPAC it was clear the GOProud issue still rankled Mitchell and as far as she is concerned it is far from settled. I reminded Mitchell that former Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld were met with a...
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld speaks to politicians and academics during a luncheon on security in rising Asia, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. View Photo »
A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small. The number everyone’s been focused on has brought investors the first down week of the year. But, does it mean a correction is afoot? It’s been 35 days and ~12% from the December 2011...
Rumsfeld: Peering into the unknown. HILLERY SMITH GARRISON/AP [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown...
Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) is a United States businessman, politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford from 1975 to 1977, and the 21st Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. He is both the youngest (43 years old) and the oldest (74 years old) person to have held the... Full Article
ARLINGTON, VA - SEPTEMBER 11: Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld arrives for a memorial service at the Pentagon September 11, 2011 in Arlington, Virginia. Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Navy Admiral...
View Photo »Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld poses for a photo with people attending the tenth anniversary remembrance ceremony at the Pentagon, in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.
View Photo »(L-R) US Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, his wife Debra Mullen, former US President George W. Bush, former US First Lady Laura Bush, former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and his wife Joyce attend a wreath laying ceremony on September 10, 2011 at the impact point...
View Photo »Former President George W. Bush looks towards former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, left, after he laid a wreath at the Pentagon in Washington for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011.
View Photo »New York Yankees employee Hank Grazioso, left, who lost both of his sons in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, center, look on during ceremonies to honor the 10-year anniversary of September 11, 2001 before the baseball game between...
View Photo »US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (C) brief reporters with US Joint Chief of Staff General Hugh Shelton (L) and US Senator John Warner (R), R-VA, 11 September 2001 in Washington, DC, following terrorist attacks in New York and the Pentagon.
View Photo »US President George W. Bush (C) and US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (L) tour the impact area (rear) at the Pentagon 12 September 2001 where a hijacked airline was crashed into the building as part of a coordinated terrorist attack on the US.
View Photo »GRAND RAPIDS, MI - JULY 14: Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and his wife Joyce arrive at funeral for former first lady Betty Ford at Grace Episcopal Church July 14, 2011 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ford, who died at the age of 93 on July 8 at Eisenhower Medical Center, will...
View Photo »Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his wife Joyce arrive for the funeral for former U.S. first lady Betty Ford at the Grace Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan July 14, 2011. Mourners gathered for an afternoon funeral Thursday for Ford in her western Michigan...
View Photo »Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and his wife Joyce arrive at Grace Episcopal Church for the funeral for former first lady Betty Ford Thursday, July 14, 2011, in Grand Rapids, Mich.
View Photo »Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld attends a wreath laying ceremony by US Vice President Joe Biden at the 9/11 Memorial at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, May 5, 2011, to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
View Photo »Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (R) talks with Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell (L) at a memorial for 9/11 victims at the Pentagon May 5, 2011.
View Photo »ARLINGTON, VA - MAY 05: Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld attends a wreath laying ceremony to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack at the Pentagon, May 5, 2011 in Arlington, Virginia. Earlier this week U.S. President Barack Obama announced that...
View Photo »Former Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, right, stands before a wreath laying ceremony, attended by Vice President Joe Biden, Thursday, May 5, 2011, at the Sept. 11, 2001 Memorial at the Pentagon.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: Former Michigan Governor John Engler (L) and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld walk through the halls of the U.S. Captiol May 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. The politicians were in the Capitol at the same time that CIA Director Leon Panetta was briefing...
View Photo »Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is seen on Capitol Hill Tuesday, May 3, 2011, in Washington.
View Photo »Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld talks with a reporter on Capitol Hill Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in Washington.
View Photo »Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld speaks to politicians and academics during a luncheon on security in rising Asia, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011.
View Photo »Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld shares an moment with an audience of politicians and academics during a luncheon on security in rising Asia, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011.
View Photo »LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 03: Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld arrives at the 46th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards RAM Red Carpet held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
View Photo »Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld arrives at the 46th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas April 3, 2011.
View Photo »LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 02: Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld attends the 2nd Annual Academy of Country Music USO Concert at Nellis Air Force Base on April 2, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 29: Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld speaks during a discussion at the Hudson Institute March 29, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Hudson Institute hosted a discussion on 'The Rumsfeld Era at the Pentagon: Inside Perspectives.'
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 29: Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (R) speaks as Lewis 'Scooter' Libby (L), senior vice president of the Hudson Institute and former chief of Staff of former Vice President Dick Cheney, listens during a discussion at the Hudson Institute March 29,...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 29: Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (3rd L) speaks as senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith (L), former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter Pace (2nd L), and Lewis 'Scooter' Libby...
View Photo »ARLINGTON, VA - SEPTEMBER 11: Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld arrives for a memorial service at the Pentagon September 11, 2011 in Arlington, Virginia. Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Navy Admiral...
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