U.S. has to go all the way against terrorism, says Rumsfeld

scandium · 03-25-06, 01:28 PM

It is rather one-sided and reads more like a White House press release than a news story. Some pretty flower language in it though; my favourite quote:

"Imagine what the beheaders and the hostage-takers would do were they to accomplish their goal of establishing a safe haven in Iraq -- how a victory for them would aid their cause, their efforts to raise money and their recruiting efforts," Rumsfeld said.

I can't help but wonder if the administration has a consultant on salary just to coin new synonyms for "terrorist" or "insurgent". I guess having repeated both over and over for the last 5 years they need new descriptives to keep things fresh in the public's mind and avoid sounding like they are simply repeating the same tired rhetoric.

Another piece of vintage Rumsfeld from the article:

"The question of our time is whether we face this enemy on their terms or on our terms, on their territory or on our territory, where they are on offense or where they are on defense," he said.

Even today he remains clueless that Iraq was never a central front in the War on Terror until the US turned it into one.

03-25-06, 01:28 PM	#4
scandium Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,098 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It is rather one-sided and reads more like a White House press release than a news story. Some pretty flower language in it though; my favourite quote: "Imagine what the beheaders and the hostage-takers would do were they to accomplish their goal of establishing a safe haven in Iraq -- how a victory for them would aid their cause, their efforts to raise money and their recruiting efforts," Rumsfeld said. I can't help but wonder if the administration has a consultant on salary just to coin new synonyms for "terrorist" or "insurgent". I guess having repeated both over and over for the last 5 years they need new descriptives to keep things fresh in the public's mind and avoid sounding like they are simply repeating the same tired rhetoric. Another piece of vintage Rumsfeld from the article: "The question of our time is whether we face this enemy on their terms or on our terms, on their territory or on our territory, where they are on offense or where they are on defense," he said. Even today he remains clueless that Iraq was never a central front in the War on Terror until the US turned it into one.