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The following is a fictitious exerpt from the testimony of Donald Rumsfeld before the Senate Armed Services Committee, June 23, 2005 Mr. Kennedy: Mr Secretary, this war has been grossly mismanaged and we are stuck in an intractable quagmire, isn’t it about time you accpeted your egregious failure and resigned to save more American kids lives? Mr. Rumsfeld: Wow, well you cut me sir. Let me answer by asking a few questions of my own. Mr. Kennedy: This panel is here to ask the questions, not answer them, that is totally out of line. Mr. Rumsfeld: Well, it will help...

Condoleezza Rice political cartoon.Apr. 10, 2004... Getting it right Editorial column by Roger Wm. Hughes A majority of Americans now say according to a recent poll that the Bush Administration could have done more to have stopped the 9/11 terrorist attacks and that the cost of the war in Iraq is not worth it. Troubling news for the Republic. One of the long held views that seems to be true is that democracies, even those tempered by being a Republic, are slow to act and go to war. This is true even when they need to do so to protect...