Rumsfeld: it is critical to prevent the “blame America” attitude

[sabra]

http://www.defenselink.mil/News/NewsArticle.aspx?id=1077

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Rumsfeld recalled the Cold War, when protesters marched against America and critics contended that America, not the Soviet Union, was the problem. In today’s war, it is critical to prevent the “blame America” attitude and to remember the importance of the struggle and the sacrifices servicemembers make every day, he said.

“I know that you all recognize how fortunate we are to have young men and women willing to volunteer, raise their hands and say, ‘Send me,’ … and how important it is that we support them.” he said.

[fooj]

1. I'm not blaming America...I'm BLAMING YOU, dickhead!

[GreenTea]

2. Fuck you Rumsfeld, you & BushCo ARE the problem!

[Disturbed]

5. Since when is the Busholini Regime-America?

Rumsfeld Shouldn't be Fired, He Should be Indicted
by Matthew Rothschild

“Secretary Rumsfeld has publicly admitted that . . . he ordered an Iraqi national held in Camp Cropper, a high security detention center in Iraq, to be kept off the prison’s rolls and not presented to the International Committee of the Red Cross,” the report noted. The Geneva Conventions require countries to grant the Red Cross access to all detainees. “

http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0418-24.htm

Recently it has been found out that even more detainees were "ghost detainees". The fact that Rumsfeld has not been charged speaks volumes. If Congress wishes to garner any respect they should move forward with Impeachment Declaration of Rumsfeld.



Further Evidence Rumsfeld Implicated in War Crimes
Please read this important post by Marty Lederman, Army Confirms: Rumsfeld Authorized Criminal Conduct.
Here's a key section, but there's more:
The Army's charges against Jordan reflect the view, undoubtedly correct, that the use of forced nudity or intimidation with dogs against detainees subject to military control constitutes cruelty and maltreatment that Article 93 makes criminal. It doesn't matter whether they are or are not "torture," as such; nor does it matter whether the armed forces should be permitted to use such interrogation techniques: As things currently stand, they are unlawful, as even the Army now acknowledges.

But then how can we account for the actions of the Secretary of Defense and his close aides?

On November 27, 2002, Pentagon General Counsel William Haynes, following discussions with Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz, General Myers, and Doug Feith, informed the Secretary of Defense that forced nudity and the use of the fear of dogs to induce stress were lawful techniques, and he recommended that they be approved for use at Guantanamo. (The lists of techniques to which Haynes was referring can be found in this memorandum.) On December 2, 2002, Secretary Rumsfeld approved those techniques for use at Guantanamo -- and subsequently those techniques were used on detainee Mohammed al-Qahtani.

In other words, the Secretary of Defense authorized criminal conduct.

Today's Army charge under UCMJ Article 93 against Lt. Col. Jordan -- for conduct that the SecDef actually authorized as to some detainees -- demonstrates that Rumsfeld approved of, and encouraged, violations of the criminal law.

http://www.discourse.net/archives/2006/04/further_evidence_rumsfeld_implicated_in_war_crimes.html

[Robbien]

3. Then stop bombing and invading countries willy nilly

See how fast the criticism stops then.

The civilian body count drops, criticism drops.

See how that works Rummy?

[MrCoffee]

4. He's still beating that tired old drum? Yawn.

[Rex]

6. Stupid freeper, we blame YOU! YOU!

Can't wash the blood off our hands, eh Rummy? The man is a walking war crime. No one 'blames America', fool. Not even our 'enemies' blame America...they blame YOU! YOU! And the brood you support day in and day out. They blame George Bush and Dick Cheney. Stupid little man.


This poor marine didn't say 'send me' Rummy, he did his fucking job and YOU GOT HIM KILLED! YOU!

[Karenina]

7. Support the troops

Cut their benefits
Stop loss
6 month wait for a VA Appt.
Feed them poison
Abuse them
Deny their symptoms
Forget proper equipment
Steady diet of Rush and Fox
On and on and on...

WHY DOES THIS MAN STILL HAVE A JOB???

[bobthedrummer]

8. It's BFEE's criminal chain of command that is to blame. eom

[1620rock]

9. Outrageous!! That slimy sub-human bastard.