Rumsfeld defends "GWOT"

I find it very telling that Rumsfeld said this:

"The United States is not losing the global war against terrorism, nor are we losing the war in Afghanistan or Iraq," he said. Railing against violent extremists, he added, "They are what's wrong with the world." ......

Still, he reiterated the need to wage war on stages like Iraq, saying that such wars are the only means to secure America's freedom and peace, the only way to stave off the reach of Islamic extremism. He reminded listeners of the deaths on Sept. 11, 2001. .......

The trip, during which Rumsfeld plans to attend President Bush's speech commemorating V-J Day on Tuesday, comes as Pentagon officials expect violence in Iraq to get worse leading up to a scheduled constitutional referendum by Oct. 15 and then an election on Dec. 15. The next rotation of troops will allow for a temporary boost in U.S. force levels to roughly 160,000.

I find the defensive, negative phrasing, "The US is not losing the war" very telling in that it shows that he is aware of the pressure against the war. And that that pressure is so significant that the egomaniac is defensively acknowledging the political truth of the increasingly unpopular Bush administration policies.

Can you imagine the egotistical Rumsfeld of 2003 saying stuff like this?

So, keep up the pressure. And if you want some ammo, one of the more mainstream sources that challenges the rationales for this war is http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/. Weel worth a few minutes.