Fire Rummy!
From MoveOn.org:
Americans have long believed that there should be consequences when leaders make bad decisions. Secretary Rumsfeld's decisions about the invasion and its aftermath led to the crisis that we face today.
General Anthony Zinni, former commander-in-chief of the United States Central Command and Bush administration special envoy to the Middle East said,
"I blame the civilian leadership of the Pentagon directly. Because if they were given the responsibility, and if this was their war, and by everything that I understand, they promoted it and pushed it - certain elements in there certainly - even to the point of creating their own intelligence to match their needs, then they should bear the responsibility."
"But regardless of whose responsibility I think it is, somebody has screwed up. And at this level and at this stage, it should be evident to everybody that they've screwed up. And whose heads are rolling on this? That's what bothers me most."
"Look, there is one statement that bothers me more than anything else. And that's the idea that when the troops are in combat, everybody has to shut up. Imagine if we put troops in combat with a faulty rifle, and that rifle was malfunctioning, and troops were dying as a result"
"I can't think anyone would allow that to happen, that would not speak up. Well, what's the difference between a faulty plan and strategy that's getting just as many troops killed?"[1]
President Bush didn't offer any significant new ideas in his sppech on Monday night -- in essence, he's planning to stay the course. According to General Zinni, "The course is headed over Niagara Falls... I think it's time to change course a little bit or at least hold somebody responsible for putting you on this course." [2]
President Bush showed us again that he isn't willing to own up to the mistakes of his administration and hold people accountable. If he won't, it's up to us and our elected representatives to do so.
[1] CBS News
[2] Washington Post
Americans have long believed that there should be consequences when leaders make bad decisions. Secretary Rumsfeld's decisions about the invasion and its aftermath led to the crisis that we face today.
General Anthony Zinni, former commander-in-chief of the United States Central Command and Bush administration special envoy to the Middle East said,
"I blame the civilian leadership of the Pentagon directly. Because if they were given the responsibility, and if this was their war, and by everything that I understand, they promoted it and pushed it - certain elements in there certainly - even to the point of creating their own intelligence to match their needs, then they should bear the responsibility."
"But regardless of whose responsibility I think it is, somebody has screwed up. And at this level and at this stage, it should be evident to everybody that they've screwed up. And whose heads are rolling on this? That's what bothers me most."
"Look, there is one statement that bothers me more than anything else. And that's the idea that when the troops are in combat, everybody has to shut up. Imagine if we put troops in combat with a faulty rifle, and that rifle was malfunctioning, and troops were dying as a result"
"I can't think anyone would allow that to happen, that would not speak up. Well, what's the difference between a faulty plan and strategy that's getting just as many troops killed?"[1]
President Bush didn't offer any significant new ideas in his sppech on Monday night -- in essence, he's planning to stay the course. According to General Zinni, "The course is headed over Niagara Falls... I think it's time to change course a little bit or at least hold somebody responsible for putting you on this course." [2]
President Bush showed us again that he isn't willing to own up to the mistakes of his administration and hold people accountable. If he won't, it's up to us and our elected representatives to do so.
[1] CBS News
[2] Washington Post
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