Donald Rumsfeld

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  • The scruffy charms of an insecure president

    Biographer Robert Draper explains that Bush has a surprising intellect but is incapable of curiosity and owning up to mistakes.
  • Report: Rumsfeld quit before 2006 elections

    A lot of Republicans probably wish the White House had revealed the news then.
  • Abu Ghraib investigator: I was pushed out

    Maj. Gen. Paul Taguba says he thought, naively, that Pentagon officials wanted to know the truth.
  • The Libby letters

    Read letters sent to a judge on behalf of Scooter Libby by some of his most prominent defenders, including Donald Rumsfeld, John Bolton and Henry Kissinger.
  • Wolfowitz's tomb

    A lead architect of the Iraq war, he believed shock and awe would transform the Middle East. But his policies failed -- along with his tenure at the World Bank.
  • Paul Wolfowitz's fatal weakness

    The cronyism that may cost him his World Bank job is also what caused the Iraq debacle.
  • When Rummy tried to nuke Russia

    In an excerpt from his new biography of the former secretary of defense, Andrew Cockburn explains how the true Donald Rumsfeld emerged during secret war games.
  • White House rushes to Rummy's defense

    Tony Snow defends former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld against criticism from Sen. McCain.
  • Prewar intelligence, or when "inappropriate" looks pretty good

    An inspector general's report says the Pentagon used unreliable intel to satisfy the Bush administration's craving for an Iraq-al-Qaida connection.
  • How Libby became Cheney's pawn

    The vice president knew the intelligence for the Iraq war was cooked. So he launched his aide to smear the man who took the information public.
  • We still have Donald Rumsfeld to kick around

    The former defense secretary gets a government office and seven government-paid staffers.
  • McCain on Iraq: Cheney and Rumsfeld blew it

    Is this why Liz Cheney is so mad?
  • No time to heal

    Ford's posthumous condemnation of the Iraq war shows that the struggle for the soul of the GOP begun in the Nixon years is as relevant now as ever.
  • Newt Gingrich's "outsider" act

    As he eyes the White House, the former speaker tries to distance himself from the Bush administration, but he helped the president make his biggest mistake.
  • Yoo-hoo! Dick! It's me, George, over here!

    Cheney says he's never learned more from a boss than he learned from Donald Rumsfeld.
  • The waiting game

    Bush says a decision on Iraq must await the swearing in of Bob Gates. So why hasn't it happened yet?
  • Rumsfeld's Iraq regret: Calling the war a "war on terror"

    The outgoing defense secretary says he has no advice for his successor.
  • Our farewell gift for Donald Rumsfeld

    Remember: "Taxpayer dollars must be spent wisely, or not at all."
  • Memo to Rummy: Don't read the ISG report

    On his way out at the Pentagon, Rumsfeld says he stopped reading about the Civil War because so many people died.
  • The un-Rumsfeld

    Robert Gates wowed senators by admitting the U.S. invaded Iraq without enough troops and isn't winning the war. But he left details of what he'd do instead for another day.
  • It's not like there's a war going on or anything

    Donald Rumsfeld's long goodbye.
  • All the father's men

    Bush family guardians James Baker and others are trying to rescue "Sonny" from his failed Middle East policies. Will he listen this time?
  • Bye-bye, bullies!

    From Allen to Santorum, Rummy to Rush, last week's big losers personified a GOP culture of scorn and intimidation rejected by voters.
  • Rumsfeld, revisited

    Orrin Hatch declares "mission accomplished" in Afghanistan.
  • Bush's presidential quagmire

    Donald Rumsfeld's discharge continues a shake-up begun months ago -- and marks a major power shift in the White House. But is it too late for Bush to salvage his presidency?
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