"McCain Expresses No Confidence in Rumsfeld"
Excerpts from the Associated Press:
U.S. Sen. John McCain said Monday that he has "no confidence" in Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, citing Rumsfeld's handling of the war in Iraq and the failure to send more troops.
McCain, speaking to The Associated Press in an hourlong interview, said his comments were not a call for Rumsfeld's resignation, explaining that President Bush "can have the team that he wants around him."
"I have strenuously argued for larger troop numbers in Iraq, including the right kind of troops - linguists, special forces, civil affairs, etc.," said McCain, R-Ariz. "There are very strong differences of opinion between myself and Secretary Rumsfeld on that issue."
When asked if Rumsfeld was a liability to the Bush administration, McCain responded: "The president can decide that, not me."
Wow. That's the harshest criticism I've heard yet from McCain in his position as senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. It will be interesting to see if this sparks a public dialogue in Washington, or if McCain's comments are swifly swept under the rug.
Read it here: http://start.earthlink.net/article/pol?guid=20041213/41bd21d0_3421_1334520041213-1174299240.
U.S. Sen. John McCain said Monday that he has "no confidence" in Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, citing Rumsfeld's handling of the war in Iraq and the failure to send more troops.
McCain, speaking to The Associated Press in an hourlong interview, said his comments were not a call for Rumsfeld's resignation, explaining that President Bush "can have the team that he wants around him."
"I have strenuously argued for larger troop numbers in Iraq, including the right kind of troops - linguists, special forces, civil affairs, etc.," said McCain, R-Ariz. "There are very strong differences of opinion between myself and Secretary Rumsfeld on that issue."
When asked if Rumsfeld was a liability to the Bush administration, McCain responded: "The president can decide that, not me."
Wow. That's the harshest criticism I've heard yet from McCain in his position as senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. It will be interesting to see if this sparks a public dialogue in Washington, or if McCain's comments are swifly swept under the rug.
Read it here: http://start.earthlink.net/article/pol?guid=20041213/41bd21d0_3421_1334520041213-1174299240.
posted by English Professor | 3:17 PM
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