Rummy Says He Has A Heart

[ChicanoPwr]

Rumsfeld Says Casualties Wound Him, Too
Secretary Defends Himself From the Idea That He Is Aloof and Uncaring
Washington Post, Dec 23, 2004

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld delivered an impassioned defense of himself yesterday, saying at a Pentagon news conference that U.S. casualties in Iraq affect him profoundly.

"I hope and pray that every family member of those who have died so bravely knows how deeply I feel their loss," he said in a lengthy statement at the outset of the session. "When I meet with the wounded, with their families, or with the families of those who have been lost, their grief is something I feel to my core."

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"I am truly saddened by the thought that anyone could have the impression that I, or others here, are doing anything other than working urgently to see that the lives of fighting men and women are protected and are cared for in every way humanly possible," he said.

In his introductory comments yesterday, Rumsfeld also reviewed the Bush administration's successes in national security. "More than three-quarters of al Qaeda's key members and associates have been captured or killed," he said. Also, he continued, Afghanistan has been liberated, and it recently held elections. He was less upbeat about Iraq, saying that "ultimately" Iraqis will have to protect themselves. "It's their country," he said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20681-2004Dec22.html?sub=AR

[slor]

1. But, does he have a...

brain?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

2. Oh, he has a heart.

It's just that it is this small, black and shiveled thing that looks like a moldy raisen.

[POAS]

3. If you hafta say

you have a heart then you don't.

[Skidmore]

4. Anyone who could systematically plot for over a decade to

shock and awe a nation has no heart or soul. How can any human being with an understanding of humanity see bringing death and destruction as a humanitarian act?

[nascarblue]

5. Tin men dont have hearts...Maybe he could ask the man behind...

..the curtain. The great Oz Cheney. Where has Cheney been anyways?

I know Rumsfeld behind the storm caused by the "Hillbilly Armor" bogus story to squeeze another $80 million out of congress, flew to India and Pakistan(mortal enemies) to sell arms.Nukes even... India was furious when they found out that Rummy was also selling arms to their enemy Pakistan. $15 billion over 5 years. India thought they were the only ones doing business.


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But just hours before Rumsfeld's arrival, Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh, in an address to the Indian parliament, pointedly expressed his country's displeasure at the prospect of US arms sales to Pakistan, reports the BBC.
'We have pointed out that the supply of arms to Pakistan at a time when the India-Pakistan dialogue is at a sensitive stage, would have a negative impact," Mr. Singh told the lower house.

Officially, Rumsfeld did not respond to Mr. Singh's warning and he "did not mention anything about America's decision to supply $1.5 billion worth of arms to Pakistan over the next five years," says the Times. He did say that the US has yet to make a decision on the sale of F-16s to Pakistan and that the Congress must assess the move, along with sales of surveillance aircraft and anti-tank missiles.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1209/dailyUpdate.html

[eridani]

6. In a jar of formaldehyde on his desk n/t

[ChicanoPwr]

7. Maybe he got a vist

It is close to Christmas, he could have had a visit from Reagan's Ghost. Next will have to be the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.

[hadrons]

8. "Rumsfeld Says Casualties Wound Him, Too"; Dumsfeld: "I'm a victim too"

once again, the Repukes playing the victim card ... ohh, boo-hoo, the liberal media is picking on me

[eShirl]

9. only it's two sizes too small

(grinch reference)

[RUDUing2]

13. I was getting ready to post the same thing!

[JHB]

10. Words...

...not backed up by deeds.

[neebob]

11. People who have hearts and consciences and things like that

don't have to tell you. That's one of the more useful things I learned from living with a psychopath.

[ChicanoPwr]

12. You that right

[ProfessorGAC]

14. Yeah, A Small, Black One

Same as his brain. Tiny and dark.
The Professor

On Edit: All the soldiers who died so bravely. Just 2 days ago, over 20 died eating lunch in a secured compound. Rumsfeld needs to look up the word "bravely". These guys were VICTIMS of his incompetence, not brave.

[arkie dem]

15. Rummy should check with his Proctologist ,

to make sure his heart is in the right place..!!!

[Tinoire]

16. Lost in Oz: The Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion

After appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Rumsfeld met briefly with reporters. Asked what his heart told him about a particular Pentagon project, Rumsfeld quipped, "What heart?"

Almost immediately the secretary pleaded, "Strike that."

Through a roar of laughter, another reporter reminded him: "Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, you can't put it back in."

http://www.stpetersburgtimes.com/2002/09/22/Worldandnation/Florida_is_back_in_DC.shtml

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the American people have been swept up by the Twister of corruption, deceit and greed and flung to the mythical land of Oz. The crazy cast of characters that we meet on our desperate journey to find the Wizard to return us home does not inspire confidence.

Indeed we are thrown together with a straw man without a brain, a man made of rusty tin who has no heart and a bravado-riddled king-of-the-jungle without any courage.


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Indeed no one in George W. Bush's cabal of misguided power seem to know what a brain, heart and courage are let alone possess them.

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The straw man of course, the Scarecrow, is the President himself. He is the proverbial man without a brain. He is an old suit, stuffed with hay. He is propped up with a stick for a spine, stuck in the middle of a cornfield and meant to portray a real person so as to scare off the birds who would 'steal' the crop.

It is obvious the man has no brain. He can barely read the written word. He has no ability to construct sentences other than the simplest platitudes and even those come out sounding stilted and ironic. No one believes anything he says, but because he has no brain those who would judge his skills of critical thinking give him great leeway. He is an amusement; he is the butt of cruel jokes that he does not understand.

Bush, the Straw Man, tries to be scary. He waves his arms and says, "Boo!"

"Give us back our plane, our crew, or else! Oogabooga, beware the crisis of energy, RECESSION! It's a dangerous world. Rogue nations! Free Trade good. Unions bad. Fuzzy math! Fuzzy science! Fuzzy bad. Cuddly good. Compassion, Jesus loves me. Bibles in every garage, arsenic in every pot. Missile Defense, Star Wars. Drugs bad. Fight the war against drugs. Our Childrens are sacred. Our Principles are God Given. Our Enemies are Real. Scary, scary, scary. Guns good, prisons good, death to badness. Don't misunderestimate the power of business. Business good, environmentalists bad. BAD, SCARY, UNAMERICAN. BOOOOOOOO!"

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Instead of befriending the straw man, the tin man and the cowardly lion who are all in denial about their obvious shortcomings, we should run like hell away from them and make our own way back home.

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