We can't let Bush 'punish' himself by dropping Rumsfeld. He needs to be directly confronted

[bigtree]

with the voters' demands to end the Iraq occupation.

Allowing him to set the terms of his neo-culpa is a recipe for putting our party on the defensive, instead of asserting ourselves as the peoples' choice and standing firmly in Bush's way.

Appointing Robert 'Iran-Contra' Gates to replace Rumsfeld is nothing more than a game of musical deck chairs. I want to see more assertiveness from our leaders. Biden made good on our victory by asserting his authority as the prospective chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by announcing his intention to reopen the question of how Bush got us involved in Iraq. That's the kind of accountability the public went to the polls to and voted our party in for.

There should be NO negotiations with Bush on HIS own terms. We have the mandate of the American voter behind us. We need to use the election energy NOW, before Bush has a chance to redefine the terms of the opposition and weasel out of responding to the will of the people.



http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigtree

[niyad]

1. did rummy resign? there isn't anything on NYT or msnbc homepage

[Innocent Smith]

2. A prediction

Everyone is going to make nice for a while.

[cboy4]

3. Shouldn't Rummy just hop on a plane to the Hague and be tried

for war crimes?

All that torturing and killing he authorized...he should be behind bars.

[man4allcats]

4. Agreed!

I'm for going after that little weasel with all possible speed and determination. He has a great deal to answer for, and as far as I'm concerned the only acceptable answer from him is "Yes, I am guilty as charged." If, as the lawyers say, he is willing to elocute, then I would probably be willing to entertain the possibility of his parole in 10 or 15 years. Otherwise, I think life without parole would be fitting.