tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22730453.post114493439803714813..comments2007-04-12T12:32:23.466-04:00tpartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01525371833140380271noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22730453.post-1145075628370230492006-04-15T00:33:00.000-04:002006-04-15T00:33:00.000-04:00<I>Why not: No war-fighting or managerial experience.</I><BR/><BR/>In the Bush administration, these are actually positive qualifications.DavidNYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10515146664039540520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22730453.post-1145049014165134732006-04-14T17:10:00.000-04:002006-04-14T17:10:00.000-04:00Probably didn't help that Rumsefeld recently called Newbold a liar, at least in so many words.<BR/><BR/>http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/2006/tr20060411-12800.html<BR/><BR/><I> Q You did mention General Newbold's name. And in response, you were saying, sir, that General Newbold never raised any objections or -- <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/> SEC. RUMSFELD: Not to my knowledge, no. <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/> Q -- concerns about the war plans. <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/> GEN. PACE: Nor to mine. Nor to mine. <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/> SEC. RUMSFELD: No, I just -- he just didn't. Plenty people did, and I did, lots of people did, and talked about it. But we had discussions in the department, we had discussions in the National Security Council, we had discussions with the president. And they were extensive discussions. There are an awful lot of people around here who aren't shy about giving their views. So it's not something that concerns me, because I think that -- I guess he was working on the Joint Staff, but in terms of why he would come up with this now, I just can't speak to that, I'm sorry. <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/> Q Do you think people are rewriting history?</I>Scarcenoreply@blogger.com