From: "Robert G Lewis" 

Quite true. Oh well he has to retire at some point. Hopefully we'll still
have a working military at the time.

Bob Lewis

"John Cuccia"  wrote in message
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> To fully appreciate Rummy's attitude you have to see him deliver his
> lines.  This isn't the first instance, merely the latest.
>
> On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 19:13:08 -0600, "Robert G Lewis"
>  wrote:
>
>>In this case the articles were a bit worse in tone than the transcript.
>>Having said that I agree about Rumsfield and the Administration. Shouldn't
>>come as any surprise though.
>>
>>Bob Lewis
>>
>>"John Cuccia"  wrote in message
>>news:d9hkr0924j8ujvps12ettqph9i8r11fp9c{at}4ax.com...
>>> On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 12:59:42 -0600, "Robert G Lewis"
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>>Mark the original quote dealt with benefits to those on
active duty in
>>>>Iraq,
>>>>Not the armor issue ( which is an issue)
>>>
>>> Exactly.  My point wasn't the well-documented lack of armor (or
>>> planning, or personnel), but the fact that our Secretary of Defense is
>>> a punk with the manners of a schoolyard bully who doesn't give a shit
>>> about the troops he sends into combat.  The larger issue is that the
>>> president saw fit to keep him on for a second term, which speaks very
>>> poorly indeed for Mr. Bush.
>>
>

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