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Donald Rumsfeld Gives Explosive Interview to Al Jazeera: ‘This is Worthless’

Donald Rumsfeld Gives Explosive Interview to Al Jazeera: This is WorthlessIn an explosive interview with Al Jazeera’s English Washington bureau chief Abderrahim Foukara, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld blasted the journalist for “haranguing” and refused to answer his questions — accusing Foukara of having it in his “being” to be “disrespectful.”

The heated exchange erupted when the topic came to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Foukara asked Rumsfeld whether he felt responsible for the deaths of “innocent Iraqis” because, according to Foukara, the Bush administration “didn’t secure the borders” of the country and sent in too few troops.

“You keep making assertions that are fundamentally false,” Rumseld blasted. “Correct me,” Foukara replied.

That’s when the situation escalated. Huffington Post reports:

Rumsfeld insisted that all of the troop levels had been highly vetted on multiple levels. “Does that make the numbers right?” Foukara interjected.

“Do you want to yell or do you want an interview?” Rumsfeld shot back. “I’m having an interview, and I’m actually enjoying this interview,” Foukara said, almost cheerfully. “You have a choice,” Rumsfeld said. “You’re being true to form.”

Foukara attempted to ask his question again. He wondered if Rumsfeld felt responsibility for “tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis killed by the coalition,“ as well as by the ”criminals” who Rumsfeld had blamed for much of the violence in the country. Rumsfeld didn’t even attempt to answer the question. He accused Foukara of asking him “pejorative” questions, and told him he though it was in his “being” and “nature” to be disrespectful.”

“This is not about me,” Foukara said. “If you want to attack me personally, fine, but give me the answer to the question.”

“Why should I do everything you want and you won’t do anything I want?” Rumsfeld asked.

“Because I’m the interviewer.” Foukara said.

In the end, Rumsfeld stated, “this is worthless, this is not an interview – you’re haranguing.”

Watch the contentious exchange below:

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  • Citizen
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:49pm

    hmm nothing wrong with rumsfeld speaking there. I think he is one of a few great americans who i enjoy hearing speak because of the length of his career and his viewpoint. I can disagree with him on some points perhaps but nothing ever struck me as being a warmonger. thats the libs saying that.

    most of you comment and have never read about the man besides some comments from someone else about him. the true shame of this is i have to live in a country full of you buffoons.

    this is why we are not a democracy. a fools vote is not worth a wise mans vote.

    stop democracy – we are a republic

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    • thepatriotdave
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:13am

      Donald Rumsfeld is a real American Hero and that POS from Al Jazeera was trying to embarrass him on camera. Nobody likes it when innocents lose their lives in a war, and nobody wants that to happen, but the Gods honest truth is… many bad and unintended things happen in war. War is not pretty and was never meant to be. We as Americans only look bad because we have gotten good at engaging in war, but have become lousy at winning them.
      There should be only one over-riding concern when we go to war, if we have made the decision that it is in Americas best interest to do so…. We Win!

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    • Jefferson
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:51am

      September 10th, 2001 Rummy ADMITS 2.3 TRILLION DOLLARS missing from the Pentagon.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjcRywb6Zf4
      He was one of the ones who helped Saddam Hussein get into power, then funded, and equipped him to offset the balance of power with Iran.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaP7ZrmkcuU
      He lies through his teeth as naturally as he breathes. He is a traitor, and a war criminal. He helped perpetuate the lies that Iraq was involved in 9/11, and now millions are dead because of it. 10′s of thousands of our soldiers are maimed and scarred for life, and another few thousand are dead.
      He needs to be brought to justice, tried in a court of law, and then punished accordingly for treason.
      Iraq was no threat, and was NEVER a threat. They had been being bombed since the first gulf attack, (notice I say attack because war was never officially, and legally declared) under a “no fly zone”, and embargo that was also responsible for 100′s of thousands of deaths. They had 1960′s Russian tanks, and some other worthless junk that couldn’t hold a candle to US firepower. Much less reach our shores with it.
      Rummy was part of PNAC. Project for a new American Century which was the brainchild of the attacks on 9/11, that gave them the “new Pearl Harbor” that was needed to infuriate the American public to go along with an invasion, to further consolidate natural resources (oil), and strategic footholds. F-Him, and anyone who thinks he is a “patriot.”

       
    • mils
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 1:17am

      al jazeera = trouble makers

      Rumsfeld speaks his mind…something most people of the world , Americans, will not do , due to intimidation, or out right fear of retaliation

      \\\\\\

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    • ramburner
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 1:33am

      The whole episode was a waste and worthless. Did anyone wonder what the muslim would do? Rumsfeld, like a true Progressive got very arrogant when anyone disagreed with him. Score; 1 to 1. The parties left the table, neither scored with the thinking American public. Next Blaze; bring us a real story.

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    • mad_hatter
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 1:34am

      You want to know what is so dangerous about Al Jazeera, their connection to the liberal progressive movement. Look at their indepth report on how ‘Occupy Wall Street’ is operating: http://www.americanparchment.com/video/2011/oct/aljazeera_ows.html .

      Question for you, who is providing the supplies for ‘Occupy Wall Street’: Pizza, Books, Clothes, etc…

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    • bunk16
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 1:43am

      It’s a known known Rummy. Answer the question. It’s a hard one, but if truth and justice are on your side just lay it out for us. Can’t do it? Then the answer not given is clear.

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    • Puppy
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 2:41am

      After having been Iraq, 2004-2005, I can honestly say that we did not have enough troops on the ground at the time but, that being said, hind sight is 20-20. Our intent was noble and good and am sorry innocent people lost their lives but to try and twist things around to say that we were at fault for the insurgency killing innocent people is just another propaganda ploy by the other side.

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    • mlcblog
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 3:14am

      I love that. Stop democracy, save the Republic!! We were given a representative democracy if we can hold on to it. It is worth everything to do that.

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    • mlcblog
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 3:18am

      Yay, Rummy. I always did like him.

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    • ZeitgeistBuster
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 3:47am

      Jefferson,

      Take your tripe and try it on Christopher Hitchens.

      Your lame arguments are DEMOLISHED by an honest lefty.

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    • tifosa
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 5:12am

      It’s really understandable that Rummy is a little on the touchy side. He and his little band of war criminals (Bush, Cheney, Condi, Tenet, Gonzales) aren’t able to freely travel abroad because they could be arrested.

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    • TRUTHandFREEDOM
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 5:33am

      What we are seeing here is the Left’s 2012 campaign strategy. More and more Bush bashing / Republican bashing interviews and stories are being presented to advance the dusty old tyranical goals of Marx and Alynsky. As usual, they cannot win by stating their actual positions, so the useful idiot advocates in the media zombie up and follow propaganda procedure. It don’t think that “Blame Bush 2012” will cut it though. Even people who don‘t know what’s going on are starting to realize that SOME THING‘s going on here and it isn’t good. Not good at all.

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    • chazman
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 6:23am

      … in the first place, Christians need to stop associating with muslims. Period! From now on they should not be given the time of day! They are the enemy! Prepare to kill them!

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    • rangerp
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 6:52am

      @tifosa

      Tell me you are not actually stupid enough to believe that lie. Bush, Cheney, Rummy, and Condi travel the world on a regular basis, and they do not get arrested. Retards on the huffpo would like to think they have to stay put, but it is not so.

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    • old white guy
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 7:05am

      i don’t know why rummy would waste his time on the muslim propaganda network. you will not see or hear truth from them.

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    • CougarNick78
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 7:26am

      Is Tifosa a name or an acronym? I think Tifosa is a Totalitarian Idiotic Flaming Obsessive Socialist A$$-kisser, but I could be waaaaaay off.

      To echo others here, WHY IN THE HEYELL DID RUMSFELD AGREE TO AL JAZEERA FOR AN INTERVIEW? To borrow from Hank Jr., It‘d be like Hitler’s Propagandists interviewing the Chief Rabbi of Berlin after Kristallnacht asking Herr Rabbi how he was to blame for the pogrom.

      What’s the difference between Al Jazeera, Tifosa, and Martin Bashir? None, they all irritate, they’re all Islamic loving extremists, and all lacking in manhood. Cheney, God Bless him, never would have done THAT INTERVIEW. Although going on the view and CNN were pretty close to THIS TYPE OF CRAZINESS.

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    • LadyLiberty
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 7:40am

      @ Jefferson

      You’re entire post is based on a premise which is false.

      Rumsfeld didn’t install Hussein. I suggest you read some history on Iraq and while you’re at it check out what he did to his own people and the kurds, the invasion of Kuwait and the extensive terrorist training camps he allowed to run for a fee there etc. “Iraq was no threat” — what crap.

      The truther crap has been debunked more times than public toilet in Grand Central flushes each hour. SO, you might as well wipe and flush that crap yourself.

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    • Rowgue
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 8:59am

      @JEFFERSON

      What’s it like to be a brainwashed cult member? I’ve wondered about that since one of my loony aunts got caught up in the scientology thing a couple of decades ago, but they told me not to ask her about it because she’s too embarrassed.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 9:27am

      @tifosa Thanks for the comic relief I needed that with all the chaos your boy president has inflicted on the republic,thanks again tool.

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    • rose-ellen
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 9:46am

      Kudos al jazeera-someone finally contronts an american war criminal ! Like the hypocites that they are this american war criminal objects to “derogatory questions ” when posed about american policy. How dare they! Didn‘t God tell this guy that americans must be treated with kid gloves when interviewed about war crimes Ddn’t God tell theis guy that when amrericans murder it’s all good and the media everywhere shouldconform to the jingoistic american media!Open up your presses- the americans tell the world-but not ours!.Long live al jazera not afraid to speak truth to these american terrorists and exposing their ture colors-thin skinned mass murdersing hypocrites who believe they can go on controling the people of the world. Aljazera is a noble 21stc antagonist to these imperialist american terrorists!.Your war momgerimg presses are very powerful but low and behold there is push back coming from the very people you want to dominate!

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 10:31am

      Rumsfeld simply doesn’t want to answer the mans direct questions, and decided to attack him personally instead.

      Why?

      Because he is a criminal. This is audacious as an accused criminal attempting to lambast the judge or prosecutor while he is being questioned or testifying in court. It’s an interview, not a PR stunt to give you more prestige, Rumsfeld. Answer the damn question. This isn’t “So when did you stop beating your wife?” caliber. This is a legitimate inquiry.

      Rummy is a criminal. Period.

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    • Jefferson
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 10:55am

      @Ladyliberty
      I NEVER stated that he “installed”, I stated that he HELPED install. Try some reading comprehension next time.
      And yes, I’m quite aware of what he did to the “Kurds.” He took helicopters that were sold to him by US, rigged them with spray equipment, and gassed them with chemicals that were sold to him by Britain, and US intended for use on the Iranians.
      Here’s some brief history of how he came into power. This has been confirmed by more than one source.
      http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2849.htm
      To demolish your 2nd statement, I will simply take about 7 seconds. Even though I have the expertise of over 1500 architects and engineers to back me up. Not mention the 220+ senior military and intelligence professionals as well.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=972ETepp4GI

      @ROWGUE
      I don’t know. You tell me what it is like to be an ignorant, brainwashed fool that is being led around by the nose by a charlatan like Beck? I look across the divide and see YOU as the “brainwashed cult member.” It would be funny if it weren’t so sad.
      The difference is that I have logic, reason, science, and history on my side, where you just have childish insult tactics. When you can refute the information I posed, instead of trying to attack me personally, you might get taken seriously. Until then, you just show yourself to be the useful idiot.

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 11:24am

      They are making it difficult to go to War against our enemies because someone might get killed.

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    • teamarcheson
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 11:36am

      GOOD

      I think we did not kill enough Iraqi civilians. Its the civilians who supported the Sadamm Regime and are now using illegal land mines to kill their own people and NATO peace keepers.

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    • ZengaPA65
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 11:38am

      Jefferson is 100% correct you neocon brainwashed tards.

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    • riseandshine
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:11pm

      Lady Liberty…debunked?….lol….do some research.

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    • TSUNAMI-22
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 1:12pm

      @ rose-ellen

      Today’s hint is: “proofread”.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 1:47pm

      @ Jefferson
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:51am

      September 10th, 2001 Rummy ADMITS 2.3 TRILLION DOLLARS missing from the Pentagon.
      ——————————————————————————————————————————————–
      Anyone who really researched his comments knows exactly where that “missing” 2.3 trillion dollars ended up. It was laundered through Dov Zakheim (who played both sides of the fence at the Pentagon and establishing a supply and demand center of worldwide terrorism, including the Muslim Brotherhood. Zakheim is a character equal in influence to George Soros, except Zakheim’s is providing material & weapons development and technology to the useful muslim idiots (Islamofascists) including Al Qaeda and the Taliban.

      There’s no chance George Bush was not complicit to Zakheim and the progressive efforts to destabilize the world through weapons and military training. Just as there‘s no doubt that Obama is complicit with Soros taking on the progressive financial fronts and bankrolling the useful idiots we’re seeing marching on streets of America and throughout Europe.

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    • sodacrackers2
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 2:22pm

      @Jefferson, where the hell is all the oil then?

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    • Jefferson
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 3:09pm

      @THE10THAMENDMANT
      Follow the money, and you will find the culprits. Who had the most to gain from an attack on 9/11?
      If 15 of the 19 supposed hijackers were from Saudi Arabia, then why weren’t THEY retaliated against? Why were the Bin Laden family members allowed to fly out of the country the next day when all other traffic was grounded.
      Who would gain the most by getting full use of our military to attack their enemies?
      Here is a list, which I‘m sure you’ll disagree with.
      http://whodidit.org/cocon.html
      If you’ve done any research on membership of PNAC, The Carlyle Group, The CFR, Tri-Lateral Commission, World Bank, IMF, you’ll see the same characters. If you’ve researched UN Agenda 21, Bilderberg, Rockefeller, Rothschild, and AIPAC, and you will see who benefited. Money through foreign aid is funneled through AIPAC back into the coffers of their loyal politicians, who have sold out their allegiance.
      If you’ve researched who owns and controls almost ALL forms of the media and banking institutions around the world, then you’ll see who benefited. If you see how these media outlets, and their lackeys have caused you to believe that mooslims are under your bed, and that Sharia law is suddenly going to take this country by storm, you will see the men behind the curtain.
      They need a constant perceived external threat to keep you scared and therefore controlled.
      “Soros” is merely a cog in the machinery.
      @SODACRACKERS2 It’s about controlling the flow of oil.

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    • patriot308
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 4:29pm

      Yes, rummy is a hero. If “jefferson” (sic), tifosi, etc., are serious…. I pity them. I suspect they are planted for comic relief. At least that’s the only reason, any common sense person would pay them mind.

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    • Jefferson
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 4:49pm

      @PATRIOT308
      You’ve cracked the code. CURSES!! You’ve discovered that I am a “plant.”
      What am I ever going to do, now that I have been discovered and exposed by you?
      Nevermind the comedy I put forward, it’s just comedy. Thankfully, you, the master of “common sense” can tell everyone to move along. Nothing to see here.
      Excuse me while I go tremble in the corner, and await your omnipresent wisdom.

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    • personalfreedom
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 7:50pm

      We forgot or we’re too politcaly correct on how we fight wars. We should be very very careful when we send our boys. Americans to war. And when we do so under approval of congress we should unlease the gates of hell on our enemy. Never mind if you think we should involve ourselves via the military or not. Just in a general rule on how we rage wars is immoral to us and our enemy. We have the power to use great force and in so doing make wars short. But we send thousands of troops and spend billions of dollars we don’t even have. We are afraid to show our true might because of what the world community might say. War isn’t clean. We lose respect when we try to cherry pick the enemy.

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    • 4blackhorses
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 8:54pm

      Donald Rumsfeld, knowledgable and commond wisdom inherent of age far more than that of Al Jeerza who, hopefully in the future, will have learned from the experience through his own advancenment in age.

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  • randy
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:49pm

    I would have liked it better had Rumsfeld pulled his weapon out of his suit jacket pocket and double tapped that idiot Muslim in the head.

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    • rdietz7
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:08pm

      Look at you knuckle brain totally off topic talking about patriots and your progressive rhetoric not even related to the article. You can’t stay on point. You have no point. Typical display of liberal brain rot in your comments.

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    • AnAppealToGod
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:29pm

      Obviously Randy is a poser.

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    • commonsenseguy
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:31pm

      @stone, don’t put everyone in the same box, because you just may be accused of being a communist supporter,

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    • stoneflyMT
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:44pm

      so everyone who disagrees with you is a progressive huh? I can’t stand progressives, just about as much as I can’t stand false patriots masquerading as self-proclaimed christians, which is what about 95% of the posters on the blaze are.

       
    • mrsmileyface
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:21am

      No what Randy is…is a “seminar poster” Go back to your cubicle Randy and come up with a better one next time.

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    • Rodneytwilk
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:23am

      Amen, to that Randy….

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    • mrsmileyface
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:27am

      And whats worse Stoneflymt took the bait like the good little neo-con progressive liberal zombie he is. If you sit real pretty Ill give you a cookie. Good doggy.

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    • SurroundedinNH
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 8:19am

      I will drink to that!!

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  • stoneflyMT
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:44pm

    Rummy is a war criminal and needs to be tried at the Hague. He is a traitor to America.

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    • Libertarian B 4 Libertarians Were Cool
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:50pm

      Of course, you’re right but the neo-cons won’t ever do the research.

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    • TMan2020
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:54pm

      Your’re an idiot…

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    • stoneflyMT
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:57pm

      perhaps you should learn how to spell before you call other people “idiot”.

       
    • 13th Imam
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:58pm

      Rummy’s an American Hero, The criminal’s are Barry and Holder, purveyors of guns that actually killed Americans.

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    • rdietz7
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:00pm

      A war criminal compared to who? Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot, Che, Saddam Hussein? Give me a break. He’s a boy scout in comparison to these true war criminals listed.

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    • randy
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:01pm

      @ STONEFLYMT

      You’re a ichea. The missing letters are dkd. You figure it out.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:45pm

      “Alerted on 19 January 2003, the 4th Infantry Division was scheduled to take part in the Iraq War in the spring of 2003 by spearheading an advance from Turkey into northern Iraq. The Turkish Parliament refused to grant permission for the operation and the division’s equipment remained offshore on ships during the buildup for the war. Its original mission, holding 13 Iraqi divisions along the “Green Line” in northern Iraq, was executed by the joint Task Force Viking” – wiki

      Teddy Kennedy’s fault.

      Kennedy was a great guy. He is the guy who would squish waitresses between himself & Senator Chris Dodd. This Democrat Congressional maneuver is known as the Senatorial sandwich. Look it up.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:45pm

      The 4th ID not being used was Ted Kennedy’s fault

      “The October 11, 2002 resolution that authorized President Bush to use force in Iraq passed the Senate by a vote of 77 to 23, and the House by 296 to 133.[36][37] Leading opponents of the resolution included Senators Russ Feingold and Edward Kennedy.” wiki

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:50pm

      “Just curious what you think would have happened if Turkey had allowed the 4th ID to attack from their territory?

      How do you think this would have affected post-war Iraq and the insurgency?” Brian
      http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18086

      Maybe Saddam would not have been able to escape so easy. That might have shortened the war if he wouldn’t have escaped.

      I blame Kennedy. Before every war, he was in “high dungeon” about how it was wrong.

      Really, the U.S. & a huge world coalition kicking Iraq out of Kuwait was wrong?

      So when he rails against the Iraq war I am suppose to take “Mr Chappaquidick ”seriously?

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    • stoneflyMT
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:58pm

      @13th Imam: so it’s only criminal to kill Americans? It’s not criminal to kill tens, if not hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Iraq? You have to be consistent in your disdain for criminals if that’s what it really is, but I suspect you‘re just another partisan hack who doesn’t really care about right vs. wrong. The Fast and Furious program was wrong, and the invasion of Iraq was wrong. The death toll from each is unacceptable. So if the Fast and Furious program is a criminal act that resulted in some deaths of Americans, what is the invasion and occupation of Iraq? Many, many, many more people died as a result of that.

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    • Boson Higgs
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:00am

      He is a “war criminal” because he was Secretary of Defense ???
      He was nowhere in the ‘Chain of Command.’
      Are you familiar with American civics?
      Have you ever BEEN to America???
      If you have been, you will learn about American Government when, and if, you get to 8th grade.
      Then, come back when you have some knowledge to go with your ignorant rant.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:24am

      The Kennedy-Dodd Waitress Sandwich
      http://sonsoftherepublic.blogspot.com/2005/08/kennedy-dodd-waitress-sandwich.html

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:39am

      stoneflyMT
      Really, innocents were killed? Really?
      First, name a war where there weren’t civilian casualties. You can’t.
      Second, just because there is a civilian casualty does not imply there was a war crime.
      Third, Al Qaeda had fun blowing up civilians in the Souqs with car bombs. They purposefully targeted civilians intent. They also would kidnap, rob & kill traveling Iraqi civilians and then sell their cars in Jordan to fund their Jihad.
      Fourth, America started downsizing bombs (opposite of WWII) so they could hit their target & not hit civilians.
      Fifth Americans went out on patrols with Iraqis. That increase American casualties but it limited civilian casualties.
      Sixth Americans had to have eyes on a target before calling for artillery or air support. That limits casualties.
      Seventh Americans tried to limit casualties by their convoy operations. Wave off, then shot across the bow (in front of the vehicle). It put them at greater risk from car bombs but it limited civilian casualties.
      Al Qaeda would target columns of pilgrims on a bridge (south of Baghdad or one of the largest mosques south of Baghdad. Many of the civilians deaths are at the feet of Al Qaeda & Iran who supplied IEDs.

      You’re either radical Muslim, a leftist or you don’t know much.

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    • stoneflyMT
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 1:13am

      @Walkabout: Just because civilian deaths happen in every war doesn’t mean that its acceptable, and certainly not acceptable for an unnecessary war. Al Qaeda did not exist in Iraq before we invaded, so your assertion that “they killed ‘em too, so it’s ok for us to do it” is bogus. All of those points you laid out don’t mitigate the fact that the invasion of Iraq was a horrible mistake that has cost countless lives, of soldiers and innocent civilians. Donald Rumsfeld was instrumental in that decision to go to war, he was instrumental in the battle plans, and was instrumental in the gross negligence surrounding troop levels and supplies. He bears a large responsibility for all the deaths that occurred, and are still occurring, because of the US occupation of Iraq. He is a traitor to this country. If you actually cared about the debt and deficit, and actually cared about human life, you would see that he has betrayed our country and should be prosecuted for his actions. And as far I’m concerned, Obama is no better (or worse) than Bush and Co. for his actions regarding the wars in the Middle East. No true conservative can possibly support the Iraq war, especially now that we have the benefit of hindsight. If you do, then you’re obviously just a partisan hack.

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    • riseandshine
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 3:10am

      You tell em Stonefly

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    • mr.goodvibe
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 6:17am

      Neo cons Blah Blah Blah. Liberaltarians!

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    • cosette
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 7:43am

      @Stoneflymt- Proper sentence construction dictates use of a capital letter at the beginning. You failed. Critique yourself first.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 9:44am

      At stoneflyMT

      I never said Civilian deaths in War are acceptable. I said they happen. There is a big difference. You were implying that since there are oodles & oodles of civilian deaths that Bush & Company must be guilty of war Crimes. That does not hold. The U.S. Went out of our way to minimize civilian casualties. I gave you numerous examples of the U.S. working to avoid casualties. Instead of refuting those point by point you went to a boiler plate denunciation.

      I know what civilian casualties are. Both I & my spouse have had family members subjected to carpet bombing.

      There is a big difference between carpet bombing & smart bombs.

      You never addresses specifics. You kept at a high level so that the support for your assertions cannot be challenged. You truly are pathetic STONEFLY MT (Mistell)

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 10:18am

      stoneflyMT

      Thankyou for lying, I am now stronger. & now I know you.

      http://www.husseinandterror.com/

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    • bigjoesaddle
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 1:02pm

      @stoneflymt

      walkabout replied to you on point and your reply was sophmoric at best…you loose, stop trying, you’re making a fool of yourself

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    • sodacrackers2
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 2:28pm

      stone, the war criminals are the ones whose heroes are mao, chavez, che, stalin. Ooops those people are all over Washington DC now aren’t they? Open your eyes before you are part of selling our country into totalitarianism. Millions have died at the hands of those most admired by this administration. Millions. Will you turn your neighbors in?

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    • sodacrackers2
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 2:37pm

      And I suppose Obama is just fine taking us into Libya? Keeping us in all the wars when he promised to get us out. Fomenting chaos all over the world so that he can rebuild it in his own image. Real war criminals, like Che, Mao, Chavez, Castro (all those admired by the left) murdered millions. Will you be turning in your neighbor?

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  • jzs
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:41pm

    Read “Plan of Attack” by Woodward for reference. Or any other source on the invasion. Rumsfeld kept the US troops involved with the invasion way below the recommendations of all his advisors, as well as Colin Powel, and lacked any substantive plan for US forces once Bagdad was taken. Rumsfeld wasn’t stupid, and did a phenomenal job organizing the logistics of the invasion itself as well as the secrecy. But he failed miserably on the overall plan and number of troops, as history has shown. The result was chaos, and an infusion of terrorists from other countries, and the best recruiting tool for terrorists in history. And +5000 Americans dead, and 10 times that wounded and disfigured (and no WMD by the way).

    But he was a little flustered by this guy calling him out on it, and tried to refocus the interview on the interviewer and say he was asking the wrong questions. Sorry Rumsfeld, the guy was only asking the questions history will ask, and you failed the interview. If you want a softball interview, stick with FOX.

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    • Citizen
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:08pm

      jzs you assume the infusion of terrorists wasnt accounted for ? you think the administration and all those military people thought that they would take baghdad and everyone was just going to sit around ?

      i think many have a movie version of what war is. you say 5000 dead americans we all know we dont want to lose soldiers lives. but we were going to war and you are going to lose lives.

      you know they run numbers on that right ? and if you think going to war is necessary then its going to cost lives. hate to break it to you but 5000 is nothing to take over a country. read what happened to the romans when they fought hannibal. the romans lost 70,000 in one battle in one day in a field read ww2 battles and so on . that is loses that is war. we ousted a dictator and are rebuilding that country and that cost us 5000 lives. crazy good stat if you can take the emotion out of it and look at it.

      and let me ask you something simple – they had no wmd right ?

      if you were lets say a drug dealer and the government said they were going to raid your house in 8 months, do you think you would hang on to all your drugs at your house ? or you think you might move those out of there.

      i assume youre no idiot so you would move them, good answer.

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    • commonsenseguy
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:36pm

      @jzs, will you say the same thing about obama and his military staff, because,he did not secure lybias boarder and he gave weapons to known terrorist,who have killed americans before coming to lybia,and he also order air strikes that have killed many innocent lives, and as of right now that count is adding up?? just asking,

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    • jzs
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:38pm

      Citizen, the war wasn’t “necessary.” Now, Iran is the predominate force in the Middle East.

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    • Leader1776
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:58pm

      @JZS
      Hell just froze over ……… I’m [partially] agreeing with you. Strategically Rummy & and his advisors did a wonderful job with the invasion plans. But they planned for victory minimizing resources; both human and equipment. As chess players they suck ………… did not consider the moves afterward.

      His answer to the interviewer should have been a simple “no”. In that same amount of time Hussain would have killed as many or more of his innocent people. Problem with Rummy is he has been in positions power most of his life and of late he surrounds himself with people that agree with him. What was he thinking granting that interview with al-Jazeera. Clown has no need/desire to bold back in an interview.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:27am

      The WMDs went to Syria. Lo & behold Syria starts building a reactor after the initial invasion of the Iraq war, which Israel subsequently bombed.
      Syria got a big start on a nuclear program gratis the Iraqis in much the same way the North Koreans were given their nuke program by the Japanese.

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    • MrHr1207
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:28am

      Why do you think it was flawed? I’ ll tell you why > So they can have an enemy to fight! Money is being made and war is money!

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    • Specialeduc8r
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:29am

      Jzs, we are the predominate force in the middle east. As it should be.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:45am

      “Citizen, the war wasn’t “necessary.” Now, Iran is the predominate force in the Middle East.”

      So we should have allowed Saddam (without nukes) to keep power so he could be a counter weight to a nuclear Iran. Uhmm right. NOT

      If he didn;t have nukes he would not be much of a counter weight to Iran with a larger population & with nukes.

      If he had nukes, then he hid them. Thank you Edward Kennedy. It is like “Citizen” said.

      “if you were lets say a drug dealer and the government said they were going to raid your house in 8 months, do you think you would hang on to all your drugs at your house ? or you think you might move those out of there.”

      China & Russia just vetoed sanctions against Syria. I bet Russia wants Assad in power so he can continue hiding the WMDS.

      You are so incurious. Not a good trait.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 1:00am

      You don’t remember that the terrorists in Algeria fighting the government there joined with AL Qaeda
      irrespective of the Iraq war?

      They seem to like WMDs too.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda_Organization_in_the_Islamic_Maghreb

      http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-01-20/rest-of-world/28032602_1_al-qaida-qaida-islamic-maghreb

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    • michael48
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 10:27am

      jzs…wrong channel, comrade..

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    • Jefferson
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 11:23am

      @Commonsenseguy
      You can’t even SPELL “Libya” and “border” much less be able to point to the country on a map. Sit down and shut up. You might learn something.

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    • riseandshine
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 11:29am

      @MrHr1207……You said it

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  • scout n ambush
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:39pm

    Mouthy little Al jazzera Foukara , last report i heard they revised the numbers way way down on the “innocent deaths”in Iraq .

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  • brewmaster
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:38pm

    Is Rumsfeld that hard up to sell his book to think these Arabs wouldnt ask a question like that? big dummy

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  • bankerpapaw
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:35pm

    Who would want to do an interview with Al JaGarbage anyway?

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    • db321
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:48pm

      There is only one Patriot that could handle an interview with Al Jazeera and I just watched it – Way to go Rumsfeld – you treated this guy just like I would have – if Abderrahim Foukara thought this interview was a tough – wait until God makes him give an accounting of his life.

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    • Delicaterose65
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:57pm

      Remember Mrs. Clinton said “It is the MOST reliable news we can get here (MEANING IN THE U.S.A), you know without all the comercials” So maybe Mrs. Clinton was wrong…..Nawwww just a FOOL!!! God Bless Rumsfeld! He sees the truth to the CRAP I CAN NOW watch on my “Local Channels” Hey thanks Mrs. not the BLUE DRESS Fool. I see why Bill when for the GIRL IN THE Blue Dress …NO MORALS FOR EITHER OF THE “CLINTONS”. No wonder why they make such a GREAT PAIR with the OBAMA’S……LMAO!!!

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    • Lord_Frostwind
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 5:24am

      One must wonder, why on earth did he decide to do an interview with them? Rumsfeld is a smart man, surely he must have known something like this would happen. Though I have to say, him calling them out on their crap was pretty impressive.

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  • asybot12
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:34pm

    I am stunned Rumsfeld did this! Al Jaahera, RTV including the MSM are warping the minds of the western so called do-gooders.It makes me sick watching the western way of thinking being destroyed and it is happening way faster than you think. Information from the speed of a pony has gone to the speed of light and I think the left seems to count on the fact we cannot keep up . They also forget most of the web and its Apps etc were developed by us oldsters and we will fight back!! BY BEING GOOD AND RIGHT!!!

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  • momprayn
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:34pm

    I guess I have to agree with those questioning why in the world would he give an interview to this guy?? Yes, a bit disappointing and makes you wonder about his decisions during the war even though I’ve always liked him….but I’m finding out every day how little I do know…..and how many of those important ppl we “trust” in life really didn’t know much at all and/or were just wrong/deceitful. Very scary.

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  • Tankertony
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:33pm

    What does Ace think?

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  • bankerpapaw
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:31pm

    Who would want to do an interview with Al Jagarbage to start with?

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  • Tired of Code Names
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:30pm

    Seriously? The simple answer Rumsfeld should have said: “No….I don’t feel personally responsible for those issues, nor should the Bush Administration. The administration used the best intelligence we had and made the best decisions we could in a time of war. We did everything we believed possible to protect not only the Iraqui’s, but, as well our American troops defending the Iraqi land from persecution. If you have a problem with that, then your question stands with it’s own merits”

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    • Txfeller
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 2:30am

      well stated..I would have loved to have heard him answer in this way (and kinda expected him to)

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  • Libertarian B 4 Libertarians Were Cool
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:29pm

    Rumsfeld is one of the most evil SOBs to trod the earth, and that’s not including all the war crap.

    Research his involvement in the known carcinogen Aspartame… Any of you enjoying that diet sweetener should do yourself a favor and look into it as it is poison. No exaggeration…

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    • drago
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:37pm

      @libertarian aka encinom
      How bout you “show” some proof………i thought not,

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    • Captain Crunch
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:45pm

      Personally I like the taste of Aspartame. Hasn’t hurt me yet.

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    • Libertarian B 4 Libertarians Were Cool
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:49pm

      Drago

      Read this and then apologize

      http://www.rense.com/general67/rum.htm

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    • UlyssesP
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:51pm

      oh oh..
      I just freebased an eight ball of the stuff…

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    • Big_EZ
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:54pm

      I pray you wake up and realize the truth, before those who you call friends send you to the death camps first. Investigate history for yourself, understand that the “useful idiots” as Stalin referred to them will be the first to go once they are no longer useful…. PLEASE seek the truth on your own. Question everything, even your own beliefs, do not except hazy ideas like “change”, ask ” WHAT ARE WE CHANGING TOWARDS?”. If you find an answer rooted in facts, reason, history, and equal justice before the law, then I will stand by you to express that answer, and then we can debate the merits of ideals, not the emotions on convenience.

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    • copyCAT3
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:58pm

      I love aspartimine…..I rub it all over my hair to keep it up. SHUT UP! You have nothing intelligent and certainly nothing relevant to say. What the hell does that lie you just told have to do with the article?

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    • BannedByHuffpo
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:09pm

      Hey, it sweetens my Diet Pepsi and I like it just fine.

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    • absolutelynot
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:24pm

      http://www.aspartame.org/aspartame_myths.html here ya go big Boy, uh Guy

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    • absolutelynot
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:25pm

      http://www.aspartame.org/aspartame_myths.html

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    • absolutelynot
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:28pm

      At liberace uh Libertarian here is some info you seem to have left out, http://www.aspartame.org/aspartame_myths.html

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    • Libertarian B 4 Libertarians Were Cool
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:19am

      You really are a clown:

      Try this, and if that doesn’t convince you keep drinking that cr@p as the herd should be thinned from the congenitally ignorant…

      http://www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/fraud.htm

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    • Libertarian B 4 Libertarians Were Cool
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:25am

      Also absolutelynot. a guy who has to try to repost his link three times, because the “magic of the Internet” is too much for him, well that guy isn’t likely the sharpest tool in the shed!

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    • Specialeduc8r
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:32am

      If we eat like 24 lbs a day for 20 years it may cause a rise in one’s blood pressure. You’re a dufus.

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    • Specialeduc8r
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:35am

      Oh, btw, it’s still not cool to be a libertarian. Worthless vote! Hey, way to go jack-wagon!

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    • reform
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 5:21am

      Drago, Lib got it right look it up. Do some research before you throw back false sh@@. In 1965 by accident it was discovered by a chemist who worked for G.D Searle which was a chemical company. It was banned by the fda in 1980 because it induced brain tumors. Who happened to be the chairman of said company at that time Donald Rumsfeld. Now Seale held the patent at that time, in 1983 the fda commissioner Hayes resigns, and General foods became a major consumer of nutrasweet. It was later sold to another gem Monsanto, yeah the one that is now pushing GMO’s The same people who are pushing MSG on to us. You wonder why kids these days have mental problems????

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  • dealer@678
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:29pm

    Way to go Donald. At the end of the interview you could see that Legion was getting nervous

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  • Goohuman
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:25pm

    Holy CRUD, Rumsfeld! Its Al Jazeera! What did you expect?

    I hope they paid you well because you just gave them all they wanted.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:30pm

      Anyone consider maybe he left a homing device in their building for a visit by SEAL Team Six?

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    • Detroit paperboy
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:31pm

      Explosive interview ? He should have given them an explosive smart bomb when he had the chance five years ago…….

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 11:40pm

      Edward Kennedy threatened everything & tried to get Congress to vote against the Iraq War. He did this TWICE. He did it during the FIRST GULF WAR & the IRAQ WAR.

      Having such high profile, vocal opposition to the war caused Turkey to not let us bring an infantry division into Turkey & attack from the north. Splitting the Iraqi forces would have shortened the initial phase of the war & probably led to the earlier capture of Saddam.

      To me the WAR CRIMINAL is Senator Edward KENNEDY.

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    • Lucy Larue
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 8:07am

      GOOHUMAN,
      He did NOT give them everything they wanted.
      Rumsfeld was speaking TRUTH to POWER! Al Jazeera becomes more powerful by the day!
      They spew propaganda every day and…, more and more Americans are tuning in.
      Everyone who so cavalierly dumped on Rumsfeld should go back and watch the video clip again.

      Al Jazeera is just another facet of the cultural jihad. Do not be DHIMMIS!

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  • a true texan
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:25pm

    Because he wasn’t afraid to, thats why. Most people knowing the way he would be treated wouldn’t go, but he did!

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  • Delete the Elite
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:23pm

    Rummy is a chump. He is only held in high regaurds by war mongerers.

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  • behonest
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:21pm

    who trained him as a journalist New york times or Columbia University, He should be on wall street with the rest of the protesting boobs

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  • dwa81
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:19pm

    really rumsfeld, talking with a terrorist? come on, what did you think was going to happen? your better off talking to msnbc or cnn.

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  • mikester8888
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:18pm

    This is our White Houses main source of news. Doesnt just about everything from the Wh these days make the adv. American sick.
    In the perfect world, Barry and Holder go down for fast and furious and the TRUE Americans take back the WH. Its a disgrace what kind of slime they have in there.

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:18pm

    When you wrestle with the pigs, you get fleas, or something like that. Why would you take that interview, was Micheal Moore busy?

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  • I.Gaspar
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:17pm

    Rumsfeld should have throttled this a-hole.
    But he never should have granted the interview.

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  • PrfctlyFrank
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:17pm

    Why do these guys do this?? What the hell did Rumsfeld expect from this, “journalist?” Is selling your book so damned important that you’ll walk the plank like this Don? Jeez..

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    • mrsmileyface
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:35am

      Im with you on that….Its like walking into a bar filled with outlaw bikers and your wearing Benneton clothing from head to toe and driving a white volvo.

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  • IntransigentMind
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:13pm

    It IS worthless, and I really don’t know why Rummy subjected himself to this.

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  • netmail
    Posted on October 4, 2011 at 10:10pm

    Like being interviewed by the enemy is EVER a good idea. How foolish of him to do it. Disappointing too.

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    • MARCH4HIM
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 9:46am

      Runsfeld going on Al Jazeer….? …I mean

      Thats like Netanyahu….. going to a HITLER news outlet…. oh mmmm.
      I mean…l know….like

      Obama golfing with Boener…..yea…. thats definitly it……

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    • MARCH4HIM
      Posted on October 5, 2011 at 12:02pm

      man …I wish that Obama care covered glasses… I cant see for crap
      my big fingers dont help either…

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