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
Based on our early assessments, we believe we've made progress toward eliminating the air defense sites around the country,
As to when the (wartime command) shift might take place, it would take place at that moment when the Republic of Korea and the United States decide it is appropriate,
assured him that Gen. Tommy Franks and his Central Command staff will work closely with the Canadian representatives in Tampa to investigate the causes of this tragic accident.
At some point, you say, 'we think we've got what we need out of this crowd -- five people -- let's move them along.'
at some point, I think we need to break that cycle.
differences as to who should be in command of what, differences as to where forces should be reinforced or not reinforced, differences as to where supplies should go.
Different restrictions on national forces makes it enormously difficult for commanders to have the flexibility to function,
was accurate, and will be proved to be accurate.
There's got to be a limit to how one does that,
There's no question but that I don't answer things I don't want to answer,
There's much less coherence in the Defense Department than there could be if only some of the widely available practices in industry were applied,
The United States is not going to stay in that country and occupy it .... So we'll do our job, we'll do it well and we'll leave,
The United States has a long relationship with the Philippines, ... Some time back, I signed understandings that we would provide some training and assistance to the Philippine government ... to deal with the terrorist problem that they have.
The United States government is not going to make any arrangement with any other country that would in any way undermine our security agreement with Japan,