Sunday, June 29, 2008

Is Rumsfeld the fall guy?

According to a lead article in today's Sunday New York Times [29 June2008]. Michael R. Gordon, the mouthpiece of the Pentagon and Herr Bush, who whipped up the fevour in the paper of note that he writes for, has reported on a study which the Pentagon is releasing Monday 30 June 2008 which strongly criticises the Pentagon and its civilian and military leadership for mishandling the war Herr Bush lied the US into, and for going against solid experience and advise of top generals who thought the planning for the war's aftermath was poor and foresaw the quagmire the US army is in. The report is official and although what it says is not new, its stinging critique has the imprimatur of official military review. The obvious target is Donald Rumsfeld and Generals Frank and Sanchez, but the finger of blame belongs first and foremost to Herr Bush. Will this report have the same impact that the Pentagon Papers had on the implosion of the Nixon administration and the final days of the failed US in Vietnam? That remains to be seen!

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