Rumsfeld says U.S. not grasping for Iraq exit plan

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

http://famulus.msnbc.com/FamulusIntl/reuters11-10-145350.asp?reg=MIDEAST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 — Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Monday the Bush administration was not grasping for an exit strategy in Iraq by fielding hastily trained Iraqi security forces, and said his top commanders have assured him the insurgency is under control.

LOL!!!!!

This man is nuttier than a fruitcake. Notice he won't say it himself. He's leaving the back door open on this one.

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. We'll have to give Rumsfeld his exit cue

before we get someone who can come up with an exit plan for Iraq.

[Barrett808]

2. I see the Iraqification count is up to 118,000

A remarkable increase in the last couple of weeks -- Washington Post estimated a 40% increase in two weeks, as I recall.

[PapaClay]

3. Jeez,

you mean the insurgency could get out of control? What a maroon.

[snippy]

4. They have two alternative exit plans.

One leads east to Tehran and the other leads west to Damascus.

[cliss]

5. Can you visualize this?

Two weeks after the man has been given his walking papers, he still refuses to accept reality that he's been fired.

As they pull him out through the door, he's hanging on to the molding by his fingers. Fruitcake is right.

Notice his quirky little words, which he prides himself on. "grasping". He loves colorful words and adjectives. He feels it gives him an air of savoir-faire.

[snippy]

7. Can I visualize that? You bet!

Would it be wonderful? Absolutely!
Would I pay to see it? Certainly!
Are the failures in Iraq sufficient to bring it about?
That is an unknown unknown.

[neverforget]

6. Manly men don't have exit strategies! We sit there and take it like

a man! :eyes:

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

9. He's the Black Knight from Monty Python & The Holy Grail....

It's only a flesh wound.

[belle]

8. The best way to parse the truth from these wastes of space...

...just eliminate the word "not" from all their statements. Works like a charm.

[yellowcanine]

10. The U.S. may not be "grasping" but Rummy and the Bushbots

surely are. They have been grasping since the beginning....
grasping for a reason to invade Iraq.
grasping for an explanation of why there aren't any WMDs.
grasping for an explanation of why the security situation is so bad.
grasping for a definition of what is happening that doesn't include the dreaded R word - resistance.
grasping for an exit strategy, oh yeah.

[saigon68]

13. You forgot

grasping for explanations as to the whereabouts of Osama and Sadaam

[proud patriot]

11. LOL okay sure rummy LOL

:shrug:

[jonoboy]

12. he says it all with a straight face as well