why did he do it the day after House of reps gained control? what could they have done to him?
2006-11-08 05:03:46 · 15 answers · asked by aligrespeq 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I agree he was forcasting a negative image on the Republican side, But they did that well enough on their onw already. But its a great time to do it now and do a silent change while the big story is on the elections. not as an embarrasing exit if theres a bigger story out there
2006-11-08 05:21:38 · update #1
the government is now democrat and they forgot this....
how do you think we got our freedom by standing back.
in the public eyes iraq does not deserve freedom like ours. we need keep fighting the terrorist for the people OF THE WORLD from the terrorist who rule it. and we are not dictator we are freedom fighters who fight for FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND LIBERTY. unfortunitly people lost sight of it and voted wrong yesterday.
and morally we are now also headed in the wrong direction. people need to be responible for their action and not blame it on science or the society.
finally for the budget there goes the state and national level budget and economy and our taxes. people what things to be in place for a better country and community. but who do you think we pay for it in the long run. we do with our taxes, not with the so called federal and state money people think we have.
country is in a mess thanks to the ungrateful american public who forget how our free
2006-11-08 05:09:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't think there's anything that congress could have done to him. I believe it was an obvious political move that was intended to save the war effort. Republicans and Democrats are strongly divided on the issue of Iraq and the rest of the middle east with most Republicans showing support for the war. An unpopular figure like Donald Rumsfeld could not only hurt the war effort but also cast a negative image on the Republican party in general so that the next presidential election may be tilted in favor of the Democrats. I'm just speculating and I'm not a political science expert so keep asking around. You'll probably get other opinions.
2006-11-08 05:16:59 · answer #2 · answered by shawn g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This election has sent a message to Washington that even George Bush cannot ignore. I think it should have been done a year or so ago, the policy's of the Bush administration have failed and needed to change the course and stay the course was and is no longer a option.
2006-11-08 05:12:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sure he could, that is similar to the concern like Viet Nam even as incompetent politicians were given a good number of adult adult males and civilians killed with their politics. protection force Generals are not purely Generals for playing "HOP-SCOTCH" contained in the faculty backyard. Rumsfeld is an fool, and they are shifting money to Haliburton & Carlyle, fairly of the protection force and they recognize it.
2016-11-28 22:19:51 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOP says Rumsfeld stepping down
2006-11-08 05:08:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because he is like an SS Nazi war criminal guilty of crimes against humanity. Remember when all the Nazi officers headed for South America because they knew they would have to face the piper. Same same.
2006-11-08 08:15:37 · answer #6 · answered by cold runner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To cover his loser bosses culo! Plain and simple the man had no clue as to what he was doing and his boss covered his butt for him for 6 years what a tragedy for the US military the best trained and equipped military in the world.
2006-11-08 05:14:25 · answer #7 · answered by Chuck P 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Where is this story, I haven't seen it.
well just saw it after i went to yahoo main page, guess he got tired of all the dirt thrown by the dems and decided it isn't worth it to have them run congress and backstab the military
2006-11-08 05:06:50 · answer #8 · answered by Have gun, will travel. 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, because he's an incompetent oaf, for one. Second, we now have a congress that might actually care if he condoned torture and other war crimes.
2006-11-08 05:09:22 · answer #9 · answered by Zorki 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because he is an honorable man, and the knew it was time for new leadership at the Pentagon. I just wish he would have done it sooner
2006-11-08 05:08:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋