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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:12 PM
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I hate to sound defeatist, BUT
If Rumsfeld is fired and/or resigns, Bush will just replace him with someone much, much worse.

Such is the pattern.

So what would be gained?
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cynatnite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:14 PM
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1. I'm not sure if they'd be worse...
but they sure as hell would think neo-con. These people hate the military.
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:15 PM
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2. the perception of their increasing weakness eventually becomes...
...reality, so let the dominoes keep falling! Cheney and Rumsfeld gotta go, and then we work on Dim Son!
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:15 PM
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3. It does seem like a hollow victory
However, if we have to pick them off, one at a time, then that is what we have to do.
Same thing if we were able to get Bush and/or Cheney out...there is a long line of people who have to go in order to get our country out of the cold claws of the neocons.
One at a time. I can live with that.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:17 PM
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4. Someone who is more aware of the reality of what's going on
in Iraq, or who has more compassion?

This will be a blow to the blivet, to admit he made a mistake by sticking with rummy won't be a good thing for him.

I wonder who would 'want' this job. I'm sure there are people out there, but the worm is turning, as are opinions on the reasons to have started this war in the first place. I hope someone with some common sense might qualify.
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:26 PM
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8. 'to admit he made a mistake by sticking with rummy'
:thumbsup:

Every cloud has a silver lining. Reacting to generals' criticism, changing horses in mid-quagmire, looking weaker and less competent to lead himself: these will all reflect poorly on the criminal-in-chief.

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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:45 PM
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13. check out Luchovich's latest
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:50 PM
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15. LOL! nt
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 10:05 PM
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17. LOL! But I cannot figure out
what he is trying to symbolize with the cats along the bottom of the panel. :P
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IsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:27 PM
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9. I have heard Joe Lieberman's name floated several times. Who knows?
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Alamom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:18 PM
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5. Something "is" going on with all of this (ret) Lt. Col. Christman just
spoke against Rummy on Anderson Cooper. I think that's # 7.
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:20 PM
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6. There is nobody worse, and if he's replaced,
the replacement will be a Rumsfeld shill -- probably a neocon who hasn't been exposed as such.

HOW DO WE GET RUMSFELD, INTO THE SPELL CHECKER!!?? :silly:
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:24 PM
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7. as someone on KO pointed out, it is not the person but the policy
that needs change. Dumping rummy will not do jack shit to change the neocon agenda. :(
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:30 PM
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11. So maybe these generals need to contribute their minds to the
cause, and give us their opinions on another course? I think that's what Kerry, Murtha, etc., have been advertising. They have talked to active-duty men in the field and know they aren't happy, another course is crucial.
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:56 PM
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16. 'secrecy agreements'
are probably signed by anyone within ear shot of the cabal's farts. I really think this is about Iran.
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NYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:28 PM
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10. Turnover is good.
I'm willing to go through one Secretary of Defense a week. Same with Secretary of State, and everyone lined up to replace Bush when he is ousted.

One at a time.
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nolabels Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:38 PM
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12. Nothing, but many of us here at D.U. know * wont replace Rumsfeld, so.....
let the calls for rummy replacement become a catacomb of noise. The policies are of the entire cabals anyway.

But if you were to ask me, centering in on Rumsfeld is a good strategy , he does the most elaborate shrill wines of all of them when cornered :D
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bahrbearian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-13-06 09:47 PM
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14. How could Wofowitz be worst then Rumsfled, (no typo)?
Never mind I anwsered my own question.
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