Rumsfeld Has No Plans to Step Down, Despite Democrat Gains, Official Says

[Kadie]

Rumsfeld Has No Plans to Step Down, Despite Democrat Gains, Official Says
Wednesday, November 08, 2006

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, a key target of Iraq war critics, gave no indication Wednesday that he planned to step down in the wake of Democratic midterm election gains, his chief spokesman said.

Eric Ruff, the Pentagon press secretary, said he participated in meetings with Rumsfeld on Wednesday morning and heard no talk of changing war strategies or of Rumsfeld leaving his post. He said he did not know whether Rumsfeld has talked to President Bush about his future in light of the election results.

The focus of U.S. strategy for stabilizing Iraq remains the same, Ruff said: handing over more control to the Iraqi government and encouraging the leaders there to make political progress on reconciliation and resource sharing.

"They're moving and the (Iraqi) leadership is showing they are trying to get some things done," Ruff said.

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[Cooley Hurd]

1. Help me out... can Congress remove him anyway?

:shrug:

[Botany]

2. c - you rummy