Rumsfeld Eases Troops

Here are some quotes from a recent town-hall discussion that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld had with a number of troops stationed in Kuwait. All I can say is wow.

"You go to war with the Army you have, not the Army you might want or wish to have at a later time," he said.

Or this easing mantra,

"You can have all the armor in the world on a tank and a tank can be blown up," he said. "And you can have an up-armored Humvee and it can be blown up."

As the situation in Iraq continues to deteriorate and our military finds itself stretched beyond measure, it is horrifying to see our Secretary of Defense try to calm our soldiers by saying all the wrong things. Apparently, fumbling the English language runs in the administration...

More at NY Times.