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To: KyrosL who wrote (164852)6/27/2005 4:05:56 PM
From: geode00  Respond to of 281500
 
Even today, the US Military is getting up and saying, 'to a man they say we have enough troops' --- what? what?

Are they in denial or has Rumsfeld finally beat them over the head and threatened them enough to toe the company line which is--- Rumsfeld is never wrong even when he's a complete incompetent.

The admin is falling apart in the PR game:

".....Rumsfeld's remarks appeared to signal a change in U.S. rhetoric ahead of President Bush's keynote speech on Iraq planned for Tuesday. A few weeks ago Vice President Dick Cheney said the insurgency was in its "last throes."

But Rumsfeld said in a U.S. television interview: "That insurgency can go on for any number of years ... Insurgencies tend to go on five, six, eight, 10, 12 years."....

reuters.com



To: KyrosL who wrote (164852)6/27/2005 4:06:55 PM
From: geode00  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Even today, the US Military is getting up and saying, 'to a man they say we have enough troops' --- what? what?

Are they in denial or has Rumsfeld finally beat them over the head and threatened them enough to toe the company line which is--- Rumsfeld is never wrong even when he's a complete incompetent.

The admin is falling apart in the PR game:

".....Rumsfeld's remarks appeared to signal a change in U.S. rhetoric ahead of President Bush's keynote speech on Iraq planned for Tuesday. A few weeks ago Vice President Dick Cheney said the insurgency was in its "last throes."

But Rumsfeld said in a U.S. television interview: "That insurgency can go on for any number of years ... Insurgencies tend to go on five, six, eight, 10, 12 years."....

reuters.com