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
Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer.
I didn't advocate invasion...I wasn't asked.
When someone with a rural accent says, "I don't know much about politics," zip up your pockets.
Is it likely that an aircraft carrier or a cruise missile is going to find a person?
Remember where you came from.
was accurate, and will be proved to be accurate.
We are identifying and preparing to deploy forces to replace those individuals, ... Recently I approved deployment of approximately 10,000 replacement personnel. Other units are now being identified and will be approved in the coming days.
We don't have any announcements to make with respect to the activities of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance or various tribes in the southern part of the country. We are considering a whole range of things,
We're in a war. We've got serious business to be doing,
there are certain things taking place from the air and things from time to time being coordinated with the ground.
We are at some distance from effectively finishing the task.
We've got a very serious problem, ... Wolf Blitzer Reports.
We've got multi-agency teams doing what they do,
Whatever is needed will be sent, and it won't be just U.S., ... It'll be coalition forces.