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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 04:14 PM
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Rumsfeld: "U.S. Gets A 'D' In War Of Ideas"
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Rumsfeld: U.S. Gets A 'D' In War Of Ideas


(AP) CARLISLE, Pa. The United States is faring poorly in its effort to counter ideological support for terrorism, in part because the government does not communicate effectively, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Monday.

Rumsfeld made the remark in response to a question from a member of his audience at the Army War College, where he delivered a speech on the challenges facing the country in fighting a global war on terrorism.

"If I were grading I would say we probably deserve a 'D' or a 'D-plus' as a country as to how well we're doing in the battle of ideas that's taking place in the world today," he told his questioner. "I'm not going to suggest that it's easy, but we have not found the formula as a country" for countering the extremists' message.

http://cbs4denver.com/nationalpolitics/politicsnational_story_086140733.html
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stop the bleeding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 04:16 PM
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1. D is for Dumbsfeld
maybe we should pay more Iraqis to write more pro-war propaganda:sarcasm:
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Avalux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 04:18 PM
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2. "we thought people were dumber than they are"
Apparently, our propoganda techniques aren't working, so we need to find a better, more devious way to lie. :eyes:
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chaumont58 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 04:29 PM
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3. Advice for Rummy: Don't invade small countries for fake ass reasons
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Inland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 04:34 PM
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4. Fuck you, Rummy, MY ideas are doing fine. It's you and yours that suck.
Democracy, rights, and disapproval of forcing a hooded prisoner to sodomize himself are as popular as they ever were. It's YOU that everyone hates, rummy, because you're an evil little dope.
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jaxx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 04:34 PM
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5. Any time "idealogical" comes in to the bushie vocabulary,
I'm out of there. It's just more bs to spread their agenda. Puke!
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-27-06 04:35 PM
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6. Why does he hate America?
:patriot:
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