Flight Pundit

The Diplomad has another endorsment of Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld.

Conclusion: It doesn’t bother us at all that our boss, whom we respect, had disagreements with the Secretary of Defense, whom we also respect. But that is only debunking a negative argument. On the purely positive side, we believe Donald Rumsfeld has been one of the most successful Secretaries of Defense in modern times, and under some of the most challenging circumstances. During his tenure the US military has modernized and begun the long transformation into a leaner, meaner fighting machine. We are repositioning our forces away from the Cold-War-era front lines and making them more mobile. Gone is the Clinton-Gore Administration view that we had reached an end-of-ideology period where the military is only to be deployed for peacekeeping or strining elecrical wires in Haiti — in other words, the US Army as the Salvation Army. Under Rumsfeld’s leadership our military is fighting successfully the wars of the 21st century and preparing for future ones.

I loved this statement.

Maybe Rumsfeld, like a lot of others, underestimated the insurgency last year. He certainly doesn’t underestimate it now. Ask the people of Fallujah if you’re not clear on this last point.

Americans should look for solutions to the issues instead of the who to blame for the past….
Move On…..really, Move On..

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