Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Henry Rumsfeldis an American politician and businessman. Rumsfeld served as the 13th Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford, and as the 21st Secretary of Defense from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. He is both the youngest and the second oldestperson to have served as Secretary of Defense. Additionally, Rumsfeld was a three-term U.S. Congressman from Illinois, Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, Counsellor to the President, the United States Permanent...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 July 1932
CityEvanston, IL
CountryUnited States of America
We've made a conscious decision, at the request of the Iraqis, to stand back during this pilgrimage period,
Our government has made a considered judgment that it was appropriate to transfer these individuals to the government of the United Kingdom,
Over time, it would be nice if NATO developed counter-terrorist capabilities, which don't exist at the present time as a NATO function. They do exist within NATO countries,
Our goal is to get the tribes in the south to oppose the Taliban, ... They have been relatively quiet thus far. We need them to oppose the Taliban. Therefore, we need them to recognize that they're going to have a voice in the post-Taliban government.
Our goal is to get large numbers of international forces from lots of countries, including those two,
Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do no know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know
reminding participants of the sacrifices of this generation and of each previous generation that have so successfully defended our freedoms.
reduce the chances that the U.S. has to track down and deal with the people...who have killed so many Americans.
It depends on what's happening on the ground,
I think it will have the support of the American people, and it will be sustained and we will be successful.
I think looking for a peaceful Iraq after the elections would be a mistake, ... I think our expectations level ought to be realistic about that. These folks have a lot to lose.
I think leaving the American people with the impression that it was an election that was valid -- there were over 1,000 candidates that were disqualified, that weren't even allowed to run,
managing their affairs as people responsible for weapons of that power.
know what they're doing. They're focusing on public opinion in the United States. They're trying to do things that are dramatic and affect that.