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
The United States isn't going to do anything That it's not capable of doing. And if we do something, We'll be capable of doing it.
The United States, as all you know, did not come to Iraq for oil, not to occupy. We came here only to help.
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,
Obviously, the United States does not have a responsibility when a sovereign country engages in something that they disapprove of,
I will be talking about the changed circumstance in the world and our recognition that with those changes it's important that the United States as well as the NATO alliance adjust to those changes,
Our government has made a considered judgment that it was appropriate to transfer these individuals to the government of the United Kingdom,
I think it's important to think of the setting six months ago, ... Six months ago, the Iraqis refused to have inspectors in their country. They were ignoring 16 resolutions of the United Nations.
I also had an opportunity to tour the beautiful Summer Palace which provided a glimpse of the extraordinary history of your country. I was most impressed to see literally hundreds of visitors from your country, but also from nations all across the globe, including the United States.
know what they're doing. They're focusing on public opinion in the United States. They're trying to do things that are dramatic and affect that.
We have the ability to go out and attract and retain the people we're going to need in the United States armed forces,
We in the United States are pleased to have a constructive relationship with your country and would welcome a peaceful and prosperous China -- one that is a major contributor to international progress,
We can and will do both. It is important to remember that there are more than 300,000 National Guard, soldiers and airmen who are not deployed overseas. And they are available for relief and security efforts in the United States should they be necessary.
Germany has been a problem, and France has been a problem, ... But you look at vast numbers of other countries in Europe. They're not with France and Germany on this, they're with the United States.
It turns out that we have not found weapons of mass destruction. And does everyone know he had them at one point? Certainly. Does everyone believe -- even those in the U.N. who voted the other way -- acknowledge the fact that he had filed a fraudulent declaration with the United Nations?