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FirmhandKY -> RE: Veterans attempt citizens arrest of Rummy (9/29/2011 8:28:37 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic
considering 9/11 took place on his watch.... yeah Id say he didnt learn much from beng inexperienced and inept the first time..
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ORIGINAL: DeviantlyD
Wow. Now there is someone living in the land of illusion. He was one of the most inept defense secretaries ever. He had no military background and was completely wrong for the job.
Donald Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld served as the 13th Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977, under President Gerald Ford, and as the 21st Secretary of Defense from 2001 to 2006, under President George W. Bush. He is both the youngest (at 43 years old) and the oldest person (at 74 years old) to have served as Secretary of Defense.
Other interesting trivia about this inept and inexperienced individual:
Military service
Rumsfeld served in the United States Navy during peacetime, from 1954 to 1957, as a naval aviator and flight instructor. His initial training was in the North American SNJ Texan basic trainer after which he transitioned to flying the Grumman F9F Panther fighter.
In 1957, he transferred to the Naval Reserve and continued his naval service in flying and administrative assignments as a drilling reservist.
On 1 July 1958, he was assigned to Anti-submarine Squadron 662 at Naval Air Station Anacostia, District of Columbia, as a selective reservist.
Rumsfeld was designated aircraft commander of Anti-submarine Squadron 731 on 1 October 1960, at Naval Air Station Grosse Ile, Michigan, where he flew the S2F Tracker.
He transferred to the Individual Ready Reserve when he became Secretary of Defense in 1975 and retired with the rank of captain in 1989.
Other, Synopsis
Rumsfeld, who is a member of the Republican Party, was White House Chief of Staff during part of the Ford Administration and also served in various positions in the Nixon Administration. He was elected to four terms in the United States House of Representatives, and served as the United States Permanent Representative to NATO. He was president of G. D. Searle & Company from 1977–1985 in which position he succeeded to legalise Aspartame, CEO of General Instrument from 1990–1993, and chairman of Gilead Sciences from 1997-2001. Rumsfeld is one of the key people responsible for the restructuring of the military after 2001, for designing the national response to the September 11 attacks, and for taking charge of the wars in War in Afghanistan (2001–present) and War in Iraq (2003–2010),
Lots more detail about how inept and inexperienced he was in the Wiki article I linked to above.
Really inept and inexperienced, this guy. No community organizing on his resume anywhere! He's not qualified to hold any public office, it seems. [8D][:D]
Firm
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