Posted on 03/07/2006 10:30:47 AM PST by rightinthemiddle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Tuesday there has always been a risk Iraq could slip into a civil war but he accused the news media of exaggerating the severity of the current situation.
"I do not believe they're in a civil war today," Rumsfeld told a Pentagon briefing. "There's always been a potential for a civil war. That country was held together through a repressive regime that put hundreds of thousands of human beings into mass graves."
"It was held together not by a constitution, not by a piece of paper, not by respect for your fellow citizens of different religious faiths. But it was held together through force and viciousness," Rumsfeld added.
(Excerpt) Read more at today.reuters.com ...
Here's another report from the Houston Chronicle:
Rumsfeld Rejects Reports of Iraq Civil War
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/3706649.html
He should have called them "warmongers'..........
I'll bet he doesn't sleep well at night. We are fighting an "honorable" fight against bastards who have no honor. Not a good situation for limited warfare unless you like to die the death of a thousand cuts. I would be setting up roadside bombs in Iran right now. Or getting that plasma ray ready for some vaporization action. They ought to be worried about walking down the street as long as we have Google Earth and a nice laser.
The Drive-by Media....It describes them perfectly
Rummy says it like it is and really riles the media up, eh?
you talking about the terrorists or the media. Kinda works to both.
Reuters is on a Bush Bashing roll today.
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