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  • May 2008

    • Rumsfeld Dodged Early Iraq Failures: Sanchez

      Time  |  May 4, 08 11:34 AM CDT

      Rumsfeld Dodged Early Iraq Failures: Sanchez

      (Newser) - Early mistakes in Iraq—and the extent of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's involvement in them—are the subject of a Time excerpt from a book by the former commander of US forces in Iraq, Gen. Ricardo Sanchez. Sanchez details an effort by Rumsfeld to get him to agree, on paper, that Rumsfeld had been out of the loop on the premature drawdown of strategic command forces that led to disarray—a claim Sanchez vehemently denies. More »

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      Iraq war  • US Army  • Donald Rumsfeld  • Abu Ghraib  • Department of Defense  • Ricardo Sanchez  • cover up  • CentCom

  • March 2008

    • As Bush Foe, Admiral's Days Were Numbered

      Newsweek  |  Mar 12, 08 7:53 PM CDT

      As Bush Foe, Admiral's Days Were Numbered

      (Newser) - It's amazing that Adm. William Fallon held on to his job as long as he did while openly disagreeing with the Bush administration on matters of military strategy, writes John Barry in Newsweek . Fallon's continued insistence that war with Iran is a lousy idea finally led to his resignation yesterday as head of US forces in the Mideast. This month's Esquire profile of Fallon noted that "the president may have had enough." More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iran  • Robert Gates  • Esquire  • military strategy  • William Fallon  • CentCom

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