Rumsfeld has died

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1932-2021

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/donald-rumsfeld-dies-at-88-the-former-defense-secretary-oversaw-iraq-afghanistan-wars/ar-AALD9sw?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531


USA TODAY
Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88. The former Defense secretary oversaw Iraq, Afghanistan wars
Tom Vanden Brook and Ella Lee, USA TODAY 22 mins ago


Donald Rumsfeld – Republican powerbroker, controversial Defense secretary and architect of the Iraq war – died Tuesday, days before his 89th birthday, his family said Wednesday.

Slide 1 of 20: Former Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, during an interview with USA Today in New York City on Feb. 8, 2011.
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Former Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, during an interview with USA Today in New York City on Feb. 8, 2011.
"It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Donald Rumsfeld, an American statesman and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. At 88, he was surrounded by family in his beloved Taos, New Mexico," the family said in a statement released Wednesday.


"History may remember him for his extraordinary accomplishments over six decades of public service, but for those who knew him best and whose lives were forever changed as a result, we will remember his unwavering love for his wife Joyce, his family and friends and the integrity he brought to a life dedicated to country."

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Former President George W. Bush selected Rumsfeld for his second stint as Pentagon chief in 2001. Rumsfeld vowed to shake up the military bureaucracy, seeking to make it leaner and more agile.

The Sept. 11 terror attacks changed everything.

Rumsfeld oversaw the Pentagon’s response and its initial attack on al-Qaida bases in Afghanistan. With stunning speed, U.S. commandos and airstrikes toppled the Taliban from power and a new democratically elected government was established.

By early 2002, Rumsfeld and Vice President Dick Cheney turned the Pentagon’s attention to Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, nearly captured in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, slipped away into Pakistan, where he was killed in 2011.

In 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq to prevent Hussein from launching attacks with weapons of mass destruction. None were found, and the mismanaged American occupation led to a guerrilla war and sectarian violence.

Famous words: Donald Rumsfeld's most famous — and infamous — quotes

Bush fired Rumsfeld in 2006, with the United States mired in grinding insurgencies that killed and maimed thousands of U.S. troops, and thousands more combatants and civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan. About 2,000 troops remain in Iraq supporting a fragile government fighting Islamic insurgents, and the la..........................

[icansayit]

The favorite quote (which I later learned, wasn't really his) was...
"You don't know, what you don't know...that you don't know."

And another: Rumsfeld stated: Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know.


RIP Sir! He was a good Defense Secretary, despite those who hated him.

[Kathianne]

The favorite quote (which I later learned, wasn't really his) was...
"You don't know, what you don't know...that you don't know."

And another: Rumsfeld stated: Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know.


RIP Sir! He was a good Defense Secretary, despite those who hated him.

Me too.

[darin]

RIP - He served more than most of us.