W.House Gives Rumsfeld New Vote of Confidence

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House gave a new vote of confidence on Friday to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld amid growing criticism of him from members of President Bush's own Republican Party.


"Secretary Rumsfeld is doing a great job leading our efforts at the Department of Defense to win the war on terrorism and to help bring about a free and peaceful Iraq, and the president is focused on working closely with him on those matters," said White House spokesman Scott McClellan.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20041217/pl_nm/bush_rumsfeld_dc

[djeseru]

1. I'm stating the obvious here

when I say: WTF is wrong with these people?

[w4rma]

16. They are insulated from public opinion. The Stalinists "count the votes"

now.

[0007]

39. CNN FAUX & MSNBC does the thinking for the mindless that forms

public opinion. And your right w4rma the Stalinists "count the votes"

[Mokito]

25. And I'm stating the even more obvious here

WTF ISN'T wrong with these people?

[genieroze]

43. Rummy is a neocon, they stick together.

[Beetwasher]

2. No Surprise To Me, Rummy Ain't Goin' Anywhere Unless He Wants To

He's a Capo and higher on the food chain than Bush AND he's doing exactly what he's supposed to do; create chaos. Chaos is expensive and good cover for embezzling the war funds.

[htuttle]

3. He's a made man

You can't whack him.

[TahitiNut]

10. Indeed. It'd be Cheney that'd have to axe him ...

... since Cheney is the only one higher on the cabal's phallic totem pole. Cheney and Rummy (sneer and leer) give Smirk his orders. Cheney brought in his bench and farmed out the first half's players to prepare for '08.

[goforit]

28. Bada bing!!!!............Yes!!!

The profits they've made!!!

[bunny planet]

41. Yes and Rummy's got the goods on His Fraudulency and Darth Cheney.

[aquart]

4. Uh oh. Rummy toast?

Who else has gotten a vote of confidence from George?

[NYC Liberal]

7. Kerik

"In every position, he has demonstrated a deep commitment to justice, a heart for the innocent, and a record of great success."

Yup, sounds like Rumsfeld may soon be gone.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

5. NOTHING can interfere with Junior's $40 million coronation. NOTHING.

ATTENTION, all ye serfs in the land! We are gathered here to crown the Lord most high, SUPREME Emperor Lord Bunnypants II, CHOSEN son of GOD, RULER of the free world and even the parts of the world that AREN'T. ALL KNEEL before the MAGNIFICENT LORD BUNNYPANTS! KNEEL!



My prediction is that very, VERY soon after the inaugural rim job, Rumsefeld will be packing his bags, and it will be fed to the press as "his decision."

:grr:

[cliss]

44. OMG, look at those hands.

I'm an amateur palm reader, and I see lots of very strange things going on in those palms. In particular, I see a very strange Line of Fate which crosses the life life which goes around the base of the thumb. Also, there are weird criss-crosses along his major lines. I don't think I've ever seen that before.

Thank you for posting the photo. I'll take a closer look later on.

[blm]

6. It's a dog and pony show to make it APPEAR that GOPers are independent

and won't just rubberstamp all Bush's moves. But....they will.

Rumsfeld is also useful to Bush in that he draws the fire when it is Bush who is really to blame. Bush likes that.

[MindLikeAParachute]

8. These guys are too tight

Rummy was Cheney's boss way back when. These guys aren't taking him out except in dire circumstances and it looks like Rummy's enjoying himself too much to leave.

[TahitiNut]

14. Ding Ding Ding We have a winner.

"Rummy's enjoying himself too much to leave."

Exactly right! The ghoul loves it. He wallows in the death and destruction. He's the very $pirit of $chadenfreude ... reveling in the power, and the profiteering!

Welcome to DU, MindLikeAParachute. :hi:

[tanyev]

18. Yep.

The ghoulish duo goes all the way back to the Nixon days. Which are now looking like the good old days.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

9. I FUCKING GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Even Lewis Carroll would find this too fucking through the looking glass to believe.

I give up. They're so insane, they're no longer categorized as "human."

[yorkiemommie1]

26. it's bizarro world

every day i feel as if i am about to go insane when i read their latest slop. that's what it is: they mix up all their nasty policies and thoughts and serve it up to the public. They add more to the same mix every day and it gets more vile every day.

the 51% gobbles it up.

[IronLionZion]

11. and Ashcroft, Tenet, Ridge, Powell,

They all had Bush's confidence and were all promptly kicked out...er...they left.

so does this mean Rummy is retiring soon "to spend more time with his grandkids"?

[Walt Starr]

12. Yep, that and a cup of coffee gets you Rummy "retiring" to

"spend time with his family" shortly after the new year.

[deacon2]

13. You can tell from recent press ops that...

he's really missing spending time with his family. Who's on deck? Caligula?

[Mandate My Ass]

15. "I don't think he listens to his uniformed officers..."

No he fires them!

Who the hell needs the advice of military men when fighting a war we aren't even supposed to win?

Iraqalypse Now.:nuke:

[rodeodance]

23. that was Stormin' Norman who said the Rummy does not listen to the

military brass.

[Catfight]

17. In other news, "Pigs flying through MidWest skies." n/t

[against all enemies]

19. "Great Job", "Mission Accomplished", Clear Sky's", "Healthy Forests",

Presidential Medals Of Honor", It is an unreal world the United States lives in, thanks to all those assholes that voted for this jerk. Will any media outlet get sick of the lies? I swear Chris Matthews wants to, but is afraid.

[Mend]

20. That's their game....never waiver

not even if the sky is falling. They will never appear to bow to outside pressure. They think that makes * appear strong and manly....pardon me while I go york.

[parkenyc]

21. I suppose this is in response to recent criticism

from McCain, etc. I'm not surprised.

[The Night Owl]

22. Why did Rumsfeld lie to the troops, Scott?

"It's essentially a matter of physics. It isn't a matter of money, it isn't a matter on the part of the Army of desire. It's a matter of production and capability of doing it." - Donald Rumsfeld

Now for the truth...

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-12-10-military-armor_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1210armor10.html

http://www.theage.com.au/handheld/articles/2004/12/10/1102625533882.html

[rodeodance]

24. "the Army of desire"...well.... te he

[katinmn]

30. I see a lightbulb going off across America

It will be a few days, but when USA Today and other MSM start reporting the facts, there will be broad awareness of how America has been sending its sons and daughters off to war only to be picked off like sitting ducks. About 250 troops died because of improperly armed vehicles.

That's gotta hurt.

[katinmn]

31. dupe n/t

[katinmn]

32. dupe. my computer is going berserk n/t

[parkenyc]

36. Because that is what Rumsfeld does.

[SKKY]

27. I think Rumsfeld is on his way out...

...This seems like a well-timed vote of confidence before "allowing" Rumsfeld to submit his resignation, allowing him to save face on his way out. I would think he's got 3, maybe 4 days at the most.

[gatorboy]

29. They should be presenting him with a medal any day now...

:puke:

Who are they trying to convince? us or themselves. The shittier they get the more press conferences they have telling us how great everything is going...

[ninkasi]

33. The thing that makes me think he'll stay...

is the fact that other people are demanding that he be replaced. Chimp is so arrogant, that he won't want to be seen as giving into anybody's demands. That might be the stupidest thing to do, but we're talking about Psycho Sicko here.

[chomskysright]

34. anti rummy letter to move around

(oh great: now he signs the death knell letters):



Mr. Rumsfeld must go. Not later: NOW. He has absolutely no respect for the citizens of the USA, nor of the world.

He is wanted as a war criminal in Germany.

He signs letters to families of OUR dead soldiers with a computerized, automatic name-signing program.

He has refused us seeing the caskets of OUR dead.

He has been responsible for Iraqis being tortured. He is responsible for the torture which has taken place at Guantanamo Bay. These events did not happen randomly; they were ‘OK’d’ by the top brass.

More than 5500 American soldiers have deserted the Armed Forces. They are filling up the homeless shelters in Canada as well as the US.

There are more amputations associated with this war than any other.

OUR soldiers are not even accorded decent equipment. They ask questions about why they have to ‘make-do’ by digging for scrap metal in order to protect their vehicles in order that they not be blown to smithereens---or become amputees.

They are required to stay in Iraq past their ability to endure if some members of their company remain there.

THIS MUST STOP.

He has deeply offended many Americans: we want him OUT NOW.

[Kellanved]

37. err... he is not *wanted* in Germany

far from it.

There is a complaint with the Federal Prosecutor General's office, it won't turn into an actual charge, let alone a warrant.

[Im_Your_Huckleberry]

35. hey, you go to war with the secdef you have, not the one you want.

[njdemocrat106]

38. Of course Bush wouldn't say anything bad about his fellow war criminal!

"Secretary Rumsfeld is doing a great job"? Of course, coming from the same guy who also thinks the Iraq situation is Pollyanna and all.

[rodeodance]

40. shows you the irreal Bush World

[Disturbed]

42. War Criminals ..

Rumsfailed Admitted to Violating Geneva Convention

Rumsfailed admitted in public on TV that when CIA Director Tenet requested that an Iraqi prisoner be sent to a secret Afghan/US Prison that Rumsfailed did so. After four months a DOD Attorney stated that this was an illegal act. Rumsfailed then ordered that this prisoner be sent back to Abu Graihib but the prisoner was purposefully not listed at that location, also an illegal act. Rumsfeld also admitted to signing orders for tougher interogation methods which violated the Geneva Conventions.

Rumfailed has commited at least three violations of the Geneva Convention thereby also violations of The Constitution of the USA. Recently it has been found out that even more detainees were "ghost detainees". The fact that Rumsfailed and Tenet have not been charged speaks volumes. If Congress wishes to garner any respect they should move forward with Rep. Rangle's Impeachment Declaration of Rumsfailed and also proscecute Ex. CIA Tenet.

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Q: Senator Jack Reed (Dem, RI): "If you were shown
a video of a United States Marine or an American
citizen in control of a foreign power, in a cell block,
naked with a bag over their head, squatting with their
arms uplifted for 45 minutes, would you describe that
as a good interrogation technique or a violation of
the Geneva Convention?"

A: Marine Gen. Peter Pace, the vice chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff: "I would describe it as a violation."

A: Paul D. Wolfowitz, the deputy secretary of defense: "What
you've described to me sounds to me like a violation of the
Geneva Convention."

Thursday, May 13, 2004, Senate Armed Services Committee hearings

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25737-20...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25737-2004May13.htm



Does the US, Govt., Congress, and the Justice Dept no longer abide by the Geneva Convention or the Constitution of the USA?

[LittleClarkie]

45. I hope Bush hitches his wagon to Rummy

and they both go on a sleighride to hell together.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

46. Stupid is as stupid does