Sir, you seem to be a little upset at the legitimate questions from the esteemed members of the Pentagon press corps these days. In fact, yesterday, you became downright agitated and shrill. I have admired your intellect over the years and your handling of said press corps, but these days you seem to be simply defending, and I will take a phrase from your vice president, the last vestiges of a failed regime.
Our troops are indeed heroes for putting up with your failed Iraq policy and putting their lives on the line every day. We have now lost more of them then lives lost on 9/11. The truth is that I don't see how you can face mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, and other family members of those lost in the war of choice. Your callous disregard for their welfare is downright negligent. If what you say is true about us changing tactics to adjust to the threats in Iraq, then your tactics are also failed. Are we simply driving down the left side of the roads of Baghdad instead of the right to get a different view of the IEDs before they blow up killing more soldiers?
Mr. Rumsfeld, your time is over. I have no doubt that Iraq will stabilize well after American troops have left the country and it may eventually join the UN under three different flags, but as long as we remain there to be targets of opportunity for whichever faction wants us dead at that moment, there will be no peace.
Make the plans now. Put as much pressure as possible on the Malaki government. Find some Saddam era generals to take control of the Iraqi army and give them marching orders to regain control of the streets. Do this and get our boys and girls home and you may save your legacy. If not, you will go down as the worst Defense Secretary in history.
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