Wednesday, June 30, 2004

"the [Cheney expletive] stupidest guy on the face of the earth"

The military has made no secret of its fury with Rumsfeld and his coterie of neoconservatives at the Pentagon. Rumsfeld has been faulted for committing too few troops and too little planning to postwar Iraq. Returning National Guard leaders have been telling their congressional representatives about chaos in the field. There is also some rustling among the brass about General Tommy Franks' memoir, to be published in August. Bob Woodward reported that Franks once called Under Secretary of Defense Douglas Feith, who was charged with postwar planning, "the [Cheney expletive] stupidest guy on the face of the earth," and some defense experts are wondering if Franks, who has a reputation for candor, will elaborate on that.

...from: Plenty More to Swear About: Bush's security team faces a barrage of criticism as the facts about Iraq come to light by Joe Klein at the Time web site, 26 June 2004

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