Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Henry Rumsfeldis an American politician and businessman. Rumsfeld served as the 13th Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford, and as the 21st Secretary of Defense from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. He is both the youngest and the second oldestperson to have served as Secretary of Defense. Additionally, Rumsfeld was a three-term U.S. Congressman from Illinois, Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, Counsellor to the President, the United States Permanent...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 July 1932
CityEvanston, IL
CountryUnited States of America
... something under $50 billion for the cost. How much of that would be the U.S. burden, and how much would be other countries, is an open question.
If you look ahead 10 years, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the people of Russia had become fans of missile defence.
It is the photographs that gives one the vivid realization of what actually took place. (On photographs from Abu Ghraib prison.)
When it comes to reconstruction, before we turn to the American taxpayer, we will turn first to the resources of the Iraqi government and the international community.
Within a week, or a month, Saddam could give his WMD to al-Qaeda.
The problem is the people who tend to be the best organized are the most radical and the most vicious.
Napoleon was asked, "Who do you consider to be the greatest generals?" He responded saying, "The victors.
Strive to make proposed solutions as self-executing as possible. As the degree of discretion increases, so too does bureaucracy, delay, and expense.
I don't think we'll discover anything, myself. I think what will happen is we'll discover people who will tell us where to go find it. It is not like a treasure hunt where you just runaround looking everywhere hoping you find something. I just don't think that's going to happen. The inspectors didn't find anything, and I doubt that we will. What we will do is find the people who will tell us.
Most US presidents since World War II have led military actions without a declaration of war by Congress, though most, if not all, have properly consulted and sought support from Congress. That is the wise thing to do.
Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction.
Know that the immediate staff and others in the Administration will assume that your manner, tone and tempo reflect the President's.
Freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things.
Never assume the other fellow will not do something you wouldn't do.