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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Monday, October 02, 2006

I try not to curse here, but WHAT THE FUCK?

Together Forward is failing, the US just disrupted what would've been the largest coordinated attack on US forces, the Iraqi government is about to split wide open, September looks to be another record month for violence, the Sunnis are hatching a plan to have Diyala province rebel...

And Don Rumsfeld is in Nicaragua?!?!?

(U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld gestures to a reporter as he visits the volcano at the Masaya National Park, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006, in Masaya, Nicaragua. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari))

White House backs Rumsfeld as it denies charges on Iraq.

Rumsfeld says he has Bush's confidence.

The cover story in Newsweek: ‘State of Denial’: It was Bush’s decision. But Rumsfeld drove the dynamic on Iraq. How the SecDef blew it. (There's alot in it.)

Perhaps they're sending out of of the country until after the election.

By Lew Scannon, at 9:29 PM
Or at least to dodge the Woodward blowback.

But still, Damnit. He's in charge of Iraq!!!!!!

And he's touring a volcano in Nicaragua?

Mike

By mikevotes, at 9:32 PM
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By sumo, at 9:45 PM
Actually, that is what he's doing in Central America. He's trying to negotiate US aid and trying to get bilateral exemptions from the International Criminal Court.

So, yeah, even at the volcano, Rumsfeld is trying to protect torture.

Mike

By mikevotes, at 10:03 PM
I'm with Lew: easier to dodge questions down there, esp. if he can't be found at all.

Maybe next he'll hit the Dominican for a little action with Rush and the boys. Or was it Costa Rica?

By QuakerDave, at 10:11 AM
I'm sure that's why he's there, but if that doesn't typify what's wrong with this admin. Things are going to crap, people are dying, and they're sending the secdef away for political reasons?

Mike

By mikevotes, at 11:04 AM