Seriously, [yes, i'm starting a paragraph with a lonely adverb, i know] should Rumsfeld lose his job? It's not going to help the Iraq situation, because that's White House policy, and Rumsfeld might have instigated it, but getting rid of him isn't going to change it. Removing him from office would be symbolic at best. As Todd McComb pointed out, it would be like a sports team firing the coach after a bad season, when the problem is the suck-ass players and the clowns who put the team together. Would i be glad to see him go? Probably. Will he be replaced by someone better? Unlikely. Will things improve? Well, i don't want to say, "they can't get any worse," because so far, they are.
The resignation of Rumsfeld will not heal all wounds in Iraq, make the US look like heroes to the Arab world, or kill bad breath and the germs that cause bad breath. It would, however, be the honorable thing for him to do. In fact, it would be the honorable thing for each person in the chain of command from the perps on up to do. Those who do not voluntarily resign should be courtmartialed.
What good would that do? It would show the military that the current policy of sweeping the scandals under the carpet is over. It would show the world that the US takes its role as the self-appointed harbinger of democracy seriously. It would show our children that there are consequences to action and the lack of action, and that people in power both understand and respect those consequences.
It would restore a modicum of morality and ethics to the current Administration.
As a critic of the current Administration, I am overjoyed to see that there's not a chance in hell of them doing this; it's nice to have foes who are so unequivocally and unapologetically evil and stupid.
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The resignation of Rumsfeld will not heal all wounds in Iraq, make the US look like heroes to the Arab world, or kill bad breath and the germs that cause bad breath. It would, however, be the honorable thing for him to do. In fact, it would be the honorable thing for each person in the chain of command from the perps on up to do. Those who do not voluntarily resign should be courtmartialed.
What good would that do? It would show the military that the current policy of sweeping the scandals under the carpet is over. It would show the world that the US takes its role as the self-appointed harbinger of democracy seriously. It would show our children that there are consequences to action and the lack of action, and that people in power both understand and respect those consequences.
It would restore a modicum of morality and ethics to the current Administration.
As a critic of the current Administration, I am overjoyed to see that there's not a chance in hell of them doing this; it's nice to have foes who are so unequivocally and unapologetically evil and stupid.