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11-08-2006, 01:58 PM
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Rumsfeld steps down
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Republican officials said Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is stepping down. Word came a day after the Democratic gains in the election, in which Rumsfeld was a focus of much of the criticism of the Iraq war.
Earlier today, a spokesman for Rumsfeld said he'd given no indication that he would step down in the wake of Democratic election gains. The spokesman said Rumsfeld would work with Congress on Iraq but added that the focus on stabilizing the country will remain the same.
In the days leading up to the election, President Bush said he wanted Rumsfeld to stay on as defense chief until the end of Bush's second term.
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11-08-2006, 02:06 PM
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Hmm, I haven't read or heard any details yet, just bare bones:
http://www.dailyillini.com/media/sto...ailyillini.com
Does he want to spend more time with his family? Or has a previously unknown health problem cropped up?
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11-08-2006, 02:10 PM
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Bush is giving a news conference right now and has confirmed that Rumsfeld is stepping down as defense secretary. CIA Director Robert Gates will take over. Bush says he and Rumsfeld agreed "the timing is right for new leadership" at the Pentagon.
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11-08-2006, 02:16 PM
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Wow - I mean, not a huge surprise, but the fact that it's actually happening...just wow.
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11-08-2006, 02:23 PM
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I'm watching the press conference... is Bush drunk? Perhaps he hasn't sobered up after last night. I'm not even being smart here.
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11-08-2006, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by kddani
I'm watching the press conference... is Bush drunk? Perhaps he hasn't sobered up after last night. I'm not even being smart here.
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Punch-drunk, most likely. I'm really surprised he made this announcement today. Don't you think it would have been a better strategy for the Republicans to announce it BEFORE the elections?
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11-08-2006, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by kddani
I'm watching the press conference... is Bush drunk? Perhaps he hasn't sobered up after last night. I'm not even being smart here.
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Well, would you be in a good frame of mind knowing your cabinet is falling out from under you and you are losing the House and Senate to a bunch of liberal democrats?
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11-08-2006, 04:25 PM
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Next to fall: Bolton takes a dive off the UN Bldg.
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11-08-2006, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Drolefille
I'm totally going based on someone else's description. It's not a let down to the country if the President doesn't address them immediately. How many people actually watched anyway?
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I did, and I'm sure millions watched also. There are plenty of retirees, stay at home parents, students, people who work from home, and people who have access to television at work. Plus there are clips online at the network websites.
I just watched the President again. He introduced Gates as Rumsfeld's replacement.
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I think if the Defense Secretary resigns, and you don't hear from the President right away, the public won't be very happy. That may just be my read on it though.
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I completely agree.
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11-08-2006, 05:04 PM
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I guess I'd challenge how many actually tried to watch and how many saw it because it was there. How many people would miss it if it hadn't happened?
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11-08-2006, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Drolefille
I guess I'd challenge how many actually tried to watch and how many saw it because it was there. How many people would miss it if it hadn't happened?
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Are you serious?
You've admitted you didn't watch and thus have no real basis for your criticism, and now you're fighting an insanely irrelevant uphill battle in some effort to 'win' the argument? Why?
Stop. Maybe even get back to the OP.
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11-08-2006, 05:09 PM
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I guess I'd challenge how many actually tried to watch and how many saw it because it was there. How many people would miss it if it hadn't happened?
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Why are you trying to make an argumet about this? You're an idiot if you don't think this was something that should have been adressed immediately.
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11-08-2006, 06:17 PM
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Next to fall: Bolton takes a dive off the UN Bldg.
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One can only dream...
As for Rummy - now that the House and Senate are Democrat does that mean he'll be called to account for his planning and policies ~ or his myriad of mistakes? One can only dream for this as well I fear... it's just too bad he took the easy way out of office.
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11-08-2006, 06:22 PM
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Bolton is awesome.
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11-08-2006, 06:27 PM
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If by "awesome" you mean "disgustingly arrogant and ignorant" then - well bash on... the guy is a moron who makes noises about 'whah - the UN is wrong and corrupt, it must be changed' while at the same time blocking every attempt to reform or change anything at the UN...
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