Godwin, Meet Rummy

posted by The Vidiot @ 6:35 PM Permalink

Rumsfeld - "Turning our backs on postwar Iraq today would be the modern equivalent of handing postwar Germany back to the Nazis"

As delusional as that sounds, it gets better/worse:

"The terrorists seem to recognize that they are losing in Iraq."

Now for a dose of reality:

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton [in charge of training Iraqi military forces from 2003 to 2004] calls the Defense Secretary incompetent and urges his resignation.
[...]"not competent to lead our armed forces and must therefore "step down."
[...]"First, his failure to build coalitions with our allies from what he dismissively called 'old Europe' has imposed far greater demands and risks on our soldiers in Iraq than necessary. Second, he alienated his allies in our own military, ignoring the advice of seasoned officers and denying subordinates any chance for input."