Posted on 02/17/2006 7:46:06 PM PST by FairOpinion
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, in his first public faceoff with Rep. John P. Murtha since the Pennsylvania Democrat called for a quick U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq, rejected yesterday the congressman's charge that the U.S. cannot win the war. At a hearing on the Pentagon budget before the House Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on defense, Mr. Murtha, the panel's top Democrat, renewed his November call for a pullout.
"Where I disagree is fighting terrorism in Iraq," Mr. Murtha said. "I think that we're inciting terrorism, and that's my personal opinion. ... When you go in ... with the tactics we have to use to protect American lives, you're going to create enemies. And that's what we've done."
Mr. Rumsfeld listened as Mr. Murtha leveled his pessimistic assessment and then heard a second round of attacks from Rep. David R. Obey, Wisconsin Democrat.
The defense secretary then suspended his rehearsed opening statement and responded.
"The idea that you should paint a picture and hang crepe over it, that everything's horrible in Iraq, is not true," Mr. Rumsfeld said, citing three elections last year that created an Iraqi constitution and parliament.
"Now, is it a pretty picture? Has it been done instantaneously? No. Is there a lot of tugging and hauling and politicking? You bet there is over there," he said. "And are we gong to end up with something that we stand back and look at it and say, 'Gee, that's a pretty picture?' No. It's going to be an Iraqi picture. It's not going to be an American picture. But it's going to get done."
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Thanks! That's good info to know.
Rumsfeld should be President, after W. He's practically the only one fighting back against the Democrats.
Concur with your "Rummy for President" assessment. Loved Rummy as a Congressman too. Condi? Not yet. Dream team: Rummy-Newt.
Cheers,
OLA
Rummy-Newt Dream Team?
According to President Lincoln...Yes!
"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled, or hanged."
-Abraham Lincoln
A sight to behold! Thank you for posting.
ROTFLOL!
That is GOOD!
I see that I've missed
a lot in the last week.
Some of us DO understand.
Those cartoons I posted were by Dr. Seuss. I wish he were alive today. I would love to see what he would be drawing now!
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