Reply #13: Good work DD [View All]

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You caught him. Well maybe not.

Statement of Rumsfeld

First, we currently believe and are certainly hopeful that the number of casualties being reported in the press is high. As you know from your own observation out there, the work is still going forward, and we won't know for some time precise numbers. But from everything that we currently know, the estimate that's been widely reported is considerably high, and we certainly pray that that's the case.

Question from reporter.

Q: Mr. Secretary?

Rumsfeld: Yes, Bob?

Q: The casuality figure you referred to I assume is the 800 number that was provided by the Arlington County Fire Department.

Rumsfeld: It is.

Q: And you say it's considerably high. We've heard from the military --

Rumsfeld: I said I hope and pray that it is.


It is obvious that when taken in context, he was hoping the the reported number of causilties was over estimated.

So please stop doing this. You put me in a position of having to defend the nutcase Rumsfeld, in a effort to defend the truth.