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Does each general get 15 minutes of fame, or do they have to share it between them?
Either way, Hilllary Clinton says it's not enough.
The Senate Armed Services Committee will vote on a request by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) to take testimony from six retired generals who have called for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's removal, the panel's chairman said.Those committee meetings generally don't get much press, so most likely no one would notice any way. (/sarcasm)
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Clinton, a member of the panel, is not among those Democrats who have called for Rumsfeld's resignation."That's for the president to decide," she said at a news conference in New York last week. "As far as I can tell, Secretary Rumsfeld is doing what the president wants him to do."
Speaking of generals (and isn't everybody?) this week on Face the Nation Major General John Batiste explained he doesn't like Rumsfeld because his contemptuous attitudes, dismissive behavior and arrogance led to Abu Ghraib
MR. SCHIEFFER: What did Secretary Rumsfeld do wrong in your view that causes you to say he must be replaced?Which military? The Iraqi militaryGEN. BATISTE: Bob, I think it's all a matter of treating the military with contemptuous attitudes, dismissive behavior and arrogance. We made a series of strategic decisions that were flawed with respect to the size of the force that we took into Iraq, the war plan that we executed, setting the conditions for Abu Ghraib -- that should have been no surprise to any of us. And we stood down the military at a point in time when that was the last thing that we wanted or should have done.
MR. SCHIEFFER: The Iraqi military.More:GEN. BATISTE: The Iraqi military.
MR. SCHIEFFER: Why did you say in 2004 that Secretary Rumsfeld was a man of courage and conviction who was determined to win the war against terrorism? Were you as disillusioned then as you are now? Do you regret saying that?Short answer: No.GEN. BATISTE: Bob, I was a loyal subordinate introducing the secretary of defense to my soldiers.
I said what I had to say. Was I disillusioned at that point? You bet, because for months I had been dealing with the effects of the decisions to go to war with the wrong plan, to set the conditions for Abu Ghraib and to stand down the Iraqi military when I needed them desperately to set the conditions for Iraqi self-reliance, to build the peace in Iraq.
MR. SCHIEFFER: Did you tell him at the time when you had introduced him that I've given you a good intro here, Mr. Secretary, but I got a few things I need to talk to you about?
Any generals interested in learning about what really happened at Abu Ghraib are encouraged to click here. If you're interested in the meeting the General responsible for Abu Ghraib, click here. And here.
