Introducing ‘Ideology And Terror’ Expert Donald Rumsfeld

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Introducing ‘Ideology And Terror’ Expert Donald Rumsfeld

Yesterday, Stanford University’s Hoover Institution announced that Donald Rumsfeld has been appointed as a distinguished visiting fellow. The AP reports:

“Rumsfeld will serve on a task force of scholars and experts who will focus on issues pertaining to ‘ideology and terror,’ the conservative think tank announced Friday in a press release.”

Hoover director John Raisian said Rumsfeld will offer strategic direction on how the U.S. should proceed in a post 9/11 world. “I have asked Don to join the distinguished group of scholars that will pursue new insights on the direction of thinking that the United States might consider going forward.”

You have to hand it to Hoover — post 9/11 “ideology and terror” is what Rumsfeld knows best. Here’s his impressive resume:

– Compared Iraq war critics to Hitler appeasers and Stalinists

– Called Iraq war critics “quitters” who “blame America first” and “cannot stomach a tough fight”

– Claimed insurgent violence increases “in the spring, summer and fall months”

– Warned terrorists were carrying out violence because they wanted a change in leadership here in the U.S.

– Said war critics were manipulated by bin Laden’s “media committees“

Rumsfeld has previously said he plans to open a research foundation of his own to teach about “U.S. engagement in world affairs.”

The Hoover Institution boasts of having a roster full of luminaries of the right, including Dinesh D’Souza, Victor Davis Hanson, and Condoleezza Rice. Founded by President Herbert Hoover in 1919, the Institution is funded in large part by right-wing philanthropist Richard Mellon Scaife.