Douglas Feith on Rummy: Gone But Not Forgotten

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Sat Nov-11-06 06:35 PM
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Douglas Feith on Rummy: Gone But Not Forgotten

Edited on Sat Nov-11-06 06:35 PM by ProSense

Gone But Not Forgotten

The Donald Rumsfeld I Know

By Douglas J. Feith
Sunday, November 12, 2006; Page B01

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If an ideologue is someone to whom the facts don't matter, then Rumsfeld is the opposite of an ideologue. He insists that briefings for him be full of facts, thoughtfully organized and rigorously sourced. He demands that facts at odds with his key policy assumptions be brought to his attention immediately. "Bad news never gets better with time," he says, and berates any subordinate who fails to rush forward to him with such news. He does not suppress bad news; he acts on it.

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What Rumsfeld believed, said and did differs from the caricature. The public picture of him today is drawn from news accounts reflecting the views of people who disapproved of his policies or disliked him. Rumsfeld, after all, can be brutally demanding and tough. But I believe history will be more appreciative of him than the first draft has been. What will last is serious history, which, like serious literature, can distinguish appearance from reality.

OMG! Delusional!

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Blue-Jay

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Sat Nov-11-06 06:40 PM
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You PNAC assholes had your chance and you fucked it up.

Just like we knew you would, you fucked it up. I hope karma rapes you.

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Sat Nov-11-06 06:40 PM
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1. "I believe history will be more appreciative of him..."

I believe history will appreciatively record his war crimes trial.

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Jack Rabbit

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Sat Nov-11-06 06:40 PM
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2. Warning:

Edited on Sat Nov-11-06 06:41 PM by Jack Rabbit

This information is provided by the same man who was responsible for the running of the Office of Special Plans in the Pentagon in the winter of 2002/03. THe mission of the OSP was to cook intelligence.

I really don't want to hear Doug Feith talk about what is a fact and who is interested in one.

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seemslikeadream

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Sat Nov-11-06 06:42 PM
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3. The Douglas Feith I know

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shimbo

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Sat Nov-11-06 06:48 PM
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4. Rumsfeld Meme

Rumsfeld "good" vs "evil" Meme.

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reichstag911

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Sat Nov-11-06 06:51 PM
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5. "The dumbest guy on...

...the fucking planet?" That Doug Feith? Time to sharpen the pencils, kiddies -- metaphorically speaking, of course -- and send some LTTE love the WaPo's way!

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struggle4progress

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Sat Nov-11-06 06:54 PM
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6. Feith's not delusional: he a lying warmongering mofo

Edited on Sat Nov-11-06 06:55 PM by struggle4progress

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Hand

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Sat Nov-11-06 07:04 PM
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7. Not forgiven, either--and neither is Feith.

See you both in the Hague...

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Cha

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Sat Nov-11-06 07:13 PM
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8. Yeah, who could forget all the

incompetence and hubris that led to so many deaths?

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lumpy

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Sat Nov-11-06 10:57 PM
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9. Read profile on this 'patriotic giant'.

http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1146

Suspcted traitor.

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Trajan

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Sat Nov-11-06 11:47 PM
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10. What would we expect from an absolute carbon copy ? ....

BOTH Feith and Cheney are kin to Rumsfeld through the PNAC ....

Of COURSE he would defend him ....

WHY would we care ? .... Feith is thrown down the same ideological well ...

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