Rummy is the gift that keeps on giving.
1. Call me crazy, but Rummy just blasted Bush's decision-making in how to go after Zarqawi, and after every other terrorist in the world.
Asked why U.S. forces had not been able to find Zarqawi, Rumsfeld said it was "like finding a needle in a haystack."Huh? Then why the fuck did the president make the military in charge of searching for Zarqawi if they're not organized, trained and equipped to do so? Has Rummy told the president about this? What the fuck are we doing?
"It's very hard to do. The United States military wasn't organized, trained and equipped to go out and do manhunts. That's an FBI job."
2. In making that comment about Zarqawi, what Rumsfeld was saying is that military troops are not organized, trained or equipped to find terrorists running around these countries. That's an FBI job. But I thought we invaded this country with MILITARY troops to do just that, find the terrorists? And isn't that why we're pouring in more and more troops, to help root out the now 10,000 to 20,000 terrorists that have filtered across the border? This is an incredibly disturbing admission from Rummy.
3. Rummy also added this little gem: The risk in Iraq isn't ending up in civil war, it's madmen taking over the entire country. Funny, isn't that why we invaded in the first place?
Asked about recent U.S. intelligence estimates warning of possible civil war in Iraq, Rumsfeld said:Glad to see Rummy is as optimistic as the president about Iraq's future.
"No one sees any sign of civil war in that country at the present time ... The risk is that the terrorists, and the extremists, and the people who are running around chopping off people's heads and killing innocent men, women and children will take over that country.
"Imagine a country ruled by people who go around chopping off people's heads. That's a dark future."
