H. Norman Schwarzkopf, the general who commanded U.S. forces in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, doesn't have much regard for Rumsfeld.
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But he's less impressed by Rumsfeld. "Candidly, I have gotten somewhat nervous at some of the pronouncements Rumsfeld has made."
He contrasts Cheney's low profile as defense secretary during the Gulf War with Rumsfeld's frequent television appearances since Sept. 11, 2001. "He almost sometimes seems to be enjoying it." That, Schwarzkopf admonishes, is a sensation to be avoided in wartime.
Some at the top of the Army see Rumsfeld and those around him as overly enamored of air power and high technology and insufficiently attentive to the brutal difficulties of ground combat. Schwarzkopf's comments reflect Pentagon scuttlebutt that Rumsfeld and his aides have brushed aside some of the Army's concerns.
That dismissive posture bothers Schwarzkopf because he thinks Rumsfeld and the people around him lack the background to make sound military judgments. He notes that there are "guys at the Pentagon who have been involved in operational planning for their entire lives. ... And for this wisdom, acquired during many operations, wars, schools, for that just to be ignored, and in its place have somebody who doesn't have any of that training, is of concern."
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