4. Not to make it sound like Rummy bears no accountability.
He does and I'm thinking about Fallujah among other things.
But, the Secretary of Defense is not responsible for coming up with a political vision after the primary objective is complete.
Bush wanted a plan to depose Saddam but never mentally got as far as winning the peace. Rumsfeld has become a fall guy for disaster and chaos when the real villain is none other than Bush himself.
They are both responsible for the mess in Iraq, but as Defense Sec'y its Rummie's job to execute the war, once Bush has committed the troops to battle.
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