Please tell me you see the irony in this
Regardless of your political affiliation or opinion on the war in Iraq, I hope you can appreciate the irony of the following statements from Donald Rumsfeld.
"Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Wednesday rejected two new reports--including one ordered by his office--warning that the Iraq war has strained the Army to the breaking point.
In an 'interim assessment' of the Iraq war commissioned by the Office of the Secretary Defense, former Army officer Andrew Krepinevich said the strain of keeping large numbers of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan has reduced the Army to a 'thin green line.'"
Mr. Rumsfeld said he hadn't read the 136-page report but "it's clear that those comments do not reflect the current situation. They are either out-of-date or just misdirected."
The Pentagon paid Krepinevich $137,000 to conduct the study, which took 12 months. Regarding the study results, Rumsfeld that said he "suspect[s] that [people writing the reports] don't have any more insight than the other people around here do." When reporters asked why the Pentagon pays consultants for reports if they "lack insight," Rumsfeld replied ,"Well, because the way you get the best knowledge and the best perspective is to listen to people with different views."
It's a Kafkaesque morning this morning.
"Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Wednesday rejected two new reports--including one ordered by his office--warning that the Iraq war has strained the Army to the breaking point.
In an 'interim assessment' of the Iraq war commissioned by the Office of the Secretary Defense, former Army officer Andrew Krepinevich said the strain of keeping large numbers of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan has reduced the Army to a 'thin green line.'"
Mr. Rumsfeld said he hadn't read the 136-page report but "it's clear that those comments do not reflect the current situation. They are either out-of-date or just misdirected."
The Pentagon paid Krepinevich $137,000 to conduct the study, which took 12 months. Regarding the study results, Rumsfeld that said he "suspect[s] that [people writing the reports] don't have any more insight than the other people around here do." When reporters asked why the Pentagon pays consultants for reports if they "lack insight," Rumsfeld replied ,"Well, because the way you get the best knowledge and the best perspective is to listen to people with different views."
It's a Kafkaesque morning this morning.
posted by English Professor | 8:46 AM
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