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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (187844)	11/27/2006 10:43:13 AM
From: Ichy Smith	Respond to of 794033

But by not answering the question, he risks raising more questions and speculations during the election from the hostile element of the press. Far better he lies than Rumsfeld and a possible resignation becomes the defining issue of the last few days of the election. While it is lovely to take the moral highground, you are suggesting the man avoid the question, which is exactly the same as saying "Well I haven't told Donald yet, but he is out the door next week." That simply was not an option, so since he had not finalized what he was going to do, technically he told the truth. He had no firm plans to get rid of Rumsfeld, but he was considering it. He might be considering Nuking iran, Do you want him to blurt that out before he is ready to do it? Or before the plans are all in place? This isn't some silly 14 year old, he has to do what he thinks is best for the country. So he was thinking of firing someone. In business you never tell anyone till it is time to do the deed. Why would the President do any different? And he was talking to the Press, who happily make up news if there isn't any, not to Congress.