White House Gives Rumsfeld New Vote of Confidence

The White House gave a new vote of confidence on Friday to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld amid growing criticism of him from members of President Bush’s own Republican Party.

“Secretary Rumsfeld is doing a great job leading our efforts at the Department of Defense to win the war on terrorism and to help bring about a free and peaceful Iraq, and the president is focused on working closely with him on those matters,” said White House spokesman Scott McClellan. (source)

I’m no military strategist, so what do I know? I keep remembering what Secretary Rumsfeld told a solder in Iraq in response to the soldier’s question: “As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.”

That’s true, IF you are attacked without warning. If you plan to go to war, as we did in Iraq, there is no reason to be surprised by issues such as the lack of body armor for our troops, or the lack of armor for the vehicles. It’s just common sense. Hell, even I know that, and I've never been in the military.

How anyone can still have confidence in the way the Bush Administration is running this war is beyond me and the fact that they support Rumsfeld after a statement like that speaks volumes.