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    Quote Originally Posted by carolina73 View Post
    The problem was that it was based on the idea that you could win a war by taking out assets instead of killing people. That is why wars are not won anymore.
    That is a valid point.
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    Unhinged Liberals React to Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s Death.....

    “History may remember him for his extraordinary accomplishments over six decades of public service, but for those who knew him best and whose lives were forever changed as a result, we will remember his unwavering love for his wife Joyce, his family and friends, and the integrity he brought to a life dedicated to country,” his family noted. As usual, Rumsfeld's passing prompted the unhinged Left to react with its typical distasteful rhetoric and blue-check leftists flocked to Twitter to attack the late secretary of defense.


    Unsurprisingly, not one tweet mentions his lengthy career in public service, from his years serving in the U.S. Navy to his time in Congress to his work spearheading his own nonprofit.


    Rumsfeld, a Chicago native, entered politics in 1962 as a Congressman for Illinois’ 13th Congressional District where he was re-elected three times. During his years on Capitol Hill, he was a leading co-sponsor of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which was enacted in 1966.


    In 1969, Rumsfeld was appointed to cabinet-level status as director of the Office of Economic Opportunity under President Richard Nixon and later appointed as counselor to the president and director of the Economic Stabilization Program. In 1973, Rumsfeld left Washington, D.C. to serve as U.S. Ambassador to NATO in Belgium. He returned to Washington D.C. in 1974 during President Gerald Ford’s presidency as chief of staff and later secretary of defense.


    From 1977 onward, Rumsfeld’s career path steered away from politics. He officially returned in 2001 as he was sworn in as President George W. Bush’s secretary of defense. He played an integral role in the invasion of Afghanistan and the invasion of Iraq following 9/11. He resigned from this position in 2006.


    In 2007, Rumsfeld founded The Rumsfeld Foundation, an organization that “encourages leadership, public service and free political and economic systems at home and abroad,” according to its website. Throughout his retirement, Rumsfeld also penned several books; “Known and Unknown: a Memoir,” “Rumsfeld's Rules: Leadership Lessons in Business, Politics, War, and Life,” and “When the Center Held: Gerald Ford and the Rescue of the American Presidency.”


    It is reported that he passed away from multiple myeloma, a form of cancer.....snip~


    Unhinged Liberals React to Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s Death by Madeline Leesman (townhall.com)


    Most of the Left doesnt know about Rumsfeld's career or being a Navy Vet. Still you know how they need to show their classy selves.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mini Me View Post

    Was impossible to work with. Screwed up the democratization of Iraq.
    All of a sudden, as the Twin Towers came down, he discovered that 2.3 TRILLION $ was missing! Oops!
    The Democrats had no problem working with him when brought about FOIA. Which you can thank him for getting the legislation passed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by carolina73 View Post
    The problem was that it was based on the idea that you could win a war by taking out assets instead of killing people. That is why wars are not won anymore.
    The goal is to get your opponent to disarm/surrender/bend the knee. Killing people is one way.
    Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.


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    Quote Originally Posted by carolina73 View Post
    The problem was that it was based on the idea that you could win a war by taking out assets instead of killing people. That is why wars are not won anymore.
    When you take out the enemy's assets, you have deprecated his ability to fight.
    Liberals are a clear and present danger to our nation
    Pick your enemies carefully.






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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    The goal is to get your opponent to disarm/surrender/bend the knee. Killing people is one way.
    General Westmoreland tried that during the NAM. Huge body counts didin't do anything

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    Quote Originally Posted by carolina73 View Post
    The problem was that it was based on the idea that you could win a war by taking out assets instead of killing people. That is why wars are not won anymore.
    Wars are not won any more because the military defense contractors like to drag out the wars for more profits! Its the most lucrative game going!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cletus View Post
    Rumsfeld had been in office 9 months when he reported that discrepancy. He didn't lose the money. He reported it the day before the September 11 attacks and the two were completely unrelated. Your attempt to connect them was petty and stupid.

    Rumsfeld left office in 2006. In 2015, the IG found 6.5 Trillion unaccounted for and a study by a Michigan State economics professor found the number to be 21 trillion (not just from DoD) between 1998 and 2015.

    Again, if you don't know what you are talking about, you shouldn't talk. Of course, if you actually did that, we would never here from you (not necessarily a bad thing).
    Good Grief! So now its 21 TRILION? OMG! So what happened to that money?
    Links, please! This sounds like the crime of the century, and with Rummy in charge!

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    Quote Originally Posted by carolina73 View Post
    None of that is accurate.
    Oh? Read Bob Woodward's tell all book; "State of Denial" its all about Dubya' phony war and no WMD and Rummy's screwups!

    Oh! Wait! My bad! "You people" only look at Faux Gnus and RWNJ sites that tell you what to think!

    You have been Brainwashed! And are too stupid to realize it! Jesus wept!

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