Bush gives a rare shout-out to Rumsfeld during West Point speech.
Bush gives a rare shout-out to Rumsfeld during West Point speech.
Today in a speech at the West Point Military Academy, President Bush further defended his legacy on national security, saying that the U.S. military is “stronger, more agile and better prepared” than it was in 2001. He also gave a “rare shout out to his former defense secretary, Donald H. Rumsfeld, for leading the charge for a more nimble military”:
Finally, we are transforming our military for a new kind of war that we’re fighting now, and for wars of tomorrow. This transformation was a top priority for the enterprising leader who served as my first Secretary of Defense — Donald Rumsfeld. Today, because of his leadership and the leadership of Secretary Bob Gates, we have made our military better trained, better equipped, and better prepared to meet the threats facing America today, and tomorrow, and long in the future.
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December 9th, 2008 at 8:56 pmHere’s hoping they shout each other out at the defense table at their trial in The Hague. Rumsfeld is one arrogant bastard that needs a dose of reality. My contempt for Rumsfeld is on a par with the sociopath Cheney.
December 9th, 2008 at 9:02 pmI wonder what this bastard smokes each day?
December 9th, 2008 at 9:06 pmU.S. military is “stronger,
Yeah they are stronger, because they are sent to Iraq over and over again.
more agile
Yep, ducking bombs like a ballerina.
and better prepared
Yep thanks to generosity of US citizens, chimpy doesn’t believe in the basic protection for the soldiers’ themselves, for their vehicles or for soldiers taking showers.
legacy my ass. chimpy’s legacy is my ass.
he brings up rummy because President-Elect Obama hired Shinsiski. (sp) What a double dipped shidhead joke.
December 9th, 2008 at 9:09 pmThe military seems to be nimble i9nto WAR but not so nimble back out. Why is Rumsfeld still alive?
December 9th, 2008 at 9:15 pm“This transformation was a top priority for the enterprising leader who served as my first Secretary of Defense — Donald Rumsfeld.”
Who had his transformational ass handed to him by an outnumbered underequipped General Riper during a showcase 2002 exercise.
Funny how all that transformational stuff has worked out in Iraq and Afghanistan.
December 9th, 2008 at 9:24 pmDubs and Rummy can reunite as Cellies and stroke each others’ egos for life
December 9th, 2008 at 9:37 pmTransforming the military in Iraq into a force of 50% poorly equipped, constantly neglected American young men and women in uniform, and 50% expensive, dangerous triggerhappy American and foreign guns for hire, operating without oversight, without proper rules of engagement, without any respect for Iraqi civilians and without fear of the rule of law since they are above both Iraqi and US law
Heckuva job Rummy
December 9th, 2008 at 10:10 pmFinally, we are transforming our military for a new kind of war that we’re fighting now, and for wars of tomorrow.
Yes. A war fought with private contractors, unbound by any International Treaty or Rules of War.
December 9th, 2008 at 10:15 pmThis transformation was a top priority for the enterprising leader who served as my first Secretary of Defense — Donald Rumsfeld.
Yes. It was a top priority to privatize virtually every support service of our military, to the point where our troops were getting killed in showers, poisoned by rancid meat and water, and the people at home, for whom they were giving their lives, were being defrauded out of billions by unscrupulous private contractors. I don’t know what his plans were for after that, and I’m not sure I want to know.
December 9th, 2008 at 10:21 pmToday, because of his leadership and the leadership of Secretary Bob Gates, we have made our military better trained, better equipped, and better prepared to meet the threats facing America today, and tomorrow, and long in the future.
Yes. As long as those threats do not involve natural disasters at home, anthrax attacks at home, IED attacks in Iraq, or coming home missing limbs.
December 9th, 2008 at 10:24 pmOne thing is sure. As long as we dream of “wars of tomorrow” we insure that there will be wars of tomorrow.
I guess it’s too much to hope that Dim Leader would even attempt to imagine the peace of tomorrow. No money in that. Peace is boring.
December 9th, 2008 at 11:04 pmCompletely off topic, but Jon Stewart just slaughtered Huckabee on gay marriage. I am not sure I have heard a better rationale for gay marriage than what JS just offered.
BTW BobKincaid: very well said.
December 9th, 2008 at 11:29 pmOne thing is sure. As long as we dream of “wars of tomorrow” we insure that there will be wars of tomorrow.
Heck of a job, Rummy. Way to destroy a country, an army, an economy.
December 9th, 2008 at 11:47 pmCan someone for once definitively point out the differences to our Retard in Chief between battle ready, battle tested and having our military being picked apart in needless conflicts, just because you didn’t happen to like the leader of one nation!
Your legacy, Mr. Bush is as solid as the concrete that Jimmy Hoffa is entombed in at Giants Stadium.
December 10th, 2008 at 12:02 amI concur with all the above comments. It’s yer standard issue smart TP crowd covering all aspects of the issue. Good comany to be in.
Good night.
December 10th, 2008 at 12:57 amAnother lie by a Prez who has no shame nor conscience & a man who has never been sucessful in any endeavor.He bought his college diplomas folks.
December 10th, 2008 at 12:58 amIt’s always fascinating to watch the Right fabricate their Bizarro World version of reality, in which the Right is always Right and the left is always wrong. The think tanks cook the stats for them, the media makes up the news for them, and the winger troops repeat the memes endlessly. In this way, a delusional reality is constructed.
Quick example: Reaganomics was supposed to pay off the deficit. Faced with such a breathtaking failure, normal people would be ashamed and abashed. Republicans, by contrast, have forgotten all about the utter failure of their policies. They even prattle on about how Reagan (whose administration was charged with more crimes than the cumulative total of all other Presidents of the twentieth century) was a great President.
You’ve gotta love these guys. We’ll soon be hearing about what a great President George W. Bush was, and how everything that went wrong during his administration (i.e. everything) was the Democrats’ fault. I think parts of their brains are missing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSGLzStgujM
December 10th, 2008 at 5:39 amPlanning for future wars?
December 10th, 2008 at 6:38 amBrilliant, just brilliant!
This man has simply lost touch with what any of the rest of the People of this nation could possibly stretch into accepting as being within the ball park of REALITY!
December 10th, 2008 at 7:13 amThis retard can’t tell the difference between battle-ready and battle-weary. Our troops fall into the latter category at this time.
December 10th, 2008 at 7:29 amHe’s joking right? Right?
December 10th, 2008 at 7:57 am“…we have made our military better trained, better equipped, and better prepared to meet the threats facing America today, and tomorrow, and long in the future.”
And if the current economic conditions continue to worsen, even more poor souls will join up to give up their blood in the sands of Iraq and Afghanistan.
December 10th, 2008 at 7:58 amThey can have dual nooses, no problem, we aim to please.
Ok guys, build a double strong gallows, its a “two-fer.”
December 10th, 2008 at 8:24 amWhy arent these war criminals locked-up?
December 10th, 2008 at 8:50 amcaption…
(Donald, whispering to George)
December 10th, 2008 at 10:26 am“Don’t look behind you, but Condi is picking her nose again…”
He was enterprising — using the U.S. government to expend and sacrifice for private profits, which you know will be funneled to Bush/Cheney/Rummy.
That’s a heck of an enterprise. They spend our money to make theirs, tons for no-bid contracts and doing a crap job.
December 10th, 2008 at 11:37 amsaying that the U.S. military is “stronger, more agile and better prepared” than it was in 2001
As the “Related Posts” imply, so how come the military brass (who are known for putting positive spin on the military) don’t say the same ?
I thought Bush listened to his Generals ?
December 10th, 2008 at 12:06 pmRummy you did a heckuva job. What a set of losers.
December 10th, 2008 at 1:14 pmHAGUE 2009 for the mummy Rumsfeald!
December 10th, 2008 at 2:06 pmPhoto Caption:
December 10th, 2008 at 3:06 pm“Kiss me, you sexy hunk of warmongering man-meat!”