Did you catch Rumsfeld on the news tonight, addressing charges that we are mistreating our "detainees?"
Q [by Jim Micklezewski of NBC]: And a follow-up. If, in fact, as you say, these prisoners are being treated humanely, that's certainly not the perception in some quarters. Is there a concern that the U.S. will somehow lose the high moral authority in this war on terrorism by the treatment of the detainees and any subsequent rendition, such as the one with the Algerians?
Rumsfeld: Well, I guess I think the truth ultimately wins out, and the truth of the matter is, they're being treated humanely. And the people down there are fine young men and women and the commanders are talented and responsible people. And the work that's being done to create facilities that are appropriate is moving forward with dispatch. And I think that the American people will see that, and indeed, I think the people of the world will.
You know, it's perfectly possible for anyone to stand up and say, "Henny Penny, the sky's falling, isn't this terrible what's happening?" and say that; and have someone else say, "Gee, I view with alarm the possibility that the sky's falling!" And then it gets repeated. And then some breathless commentator repeats it again. And then it goes on for three days. Now, does that make it so? No. At some point does the air come out of that balloon? You bet.
LOL. That guy is great. He manages to put the right perspective on the furor the press seems to love to incite over these types of issues. Would that more of our government officials were like Rummy.
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