Rumsfeld Quotes

Speaking about the 2003 start to the Iraq war: "You can`t beat your enemy anymore through wars; instead you create an entire generation of people revenge-seeking. These days it only matters who`s in charge. Right now that`s us -for a while, at least. Our opponents are going to resort to car bombs and suicide attacks because they have no other way to win. . . . I believe (Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld) thinks this is a war that can be won, but there is no such thing anymore. We can`t beat anyone anymore."

Speaking about the 2003 Iraq war: "You can`t beat your enemy anymore through wars; instead you create an entire generation of people revenge-seeking. These days it only matters who`s in charge. Right now that`s us -- for a while at least. Our opponents are going to resort to car bombs and suicide attacks because they have no other way to win. ...I believe (Rumsfeld) thinks this is a war that can be won, but there is no such thing anymore. We can`t beat anyone anymore."

I do not believe that artists or actors and people should be out there like voicing their full-blown opinions on politics because, let`s face it, at the end of the day, I`m not that smart of a guy. I play Rock `n` Roll, that`s what I do. Who would you trust to make your decisions, Donald Rumsfeld or the Dixie Chicks?

All of the sudden, there (Rumsfeld) was, walking along with us.

Secretary Rumsfeld ... stressed that the president-elect`s commitment to continued democratic rule was even more important than the war against drugs,

I`m not a fan of Secretary Rumsfeld. I don`t think he listens enough to his uniformed officers.

(Former deputy secretary of state Richard L. Armitage ,) tells anyone who asks that he is a serious candidate to replace Rumsfeld, ... miracle.

Had Rumsfeld said at any time `get me a report on what`s going on`, he could have had it. You`re right, it depends on choices that we make, which parts of the world we want to be in immediate contact with.

I`m a professor of national security studies, and I know a lot more about fighting than Rumsfeld does.

The only people I`ve ever heard saying that disagreeing with Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld is un-American or treasonous are people who disagree with Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld.

I believe the American people spoke loud and clear to the Bush Administration in yesterday`s election that they disapprove of the current direction in the war in Iraq. As a result, the President wasted no time in dumping Secretary Rumsfeld.

Secretary Rumsfeld`s proposal to increase the number of troops is a good first step in providing relief for many members of our armed forces.

I think the military would benefit by a change in civilian leadership, but I think it`s important that we are cautious in how we effect that change. I think ... (Rumsfeld) should be encouraged to retire. I think he has done a number of good things for the military, particularly prior to Iraq, and we have to recognize the whole career of the person and acknowledge what he has done that is good and allow him to have a graceful retirement.

Demanding the removal of Secretary Rumsfeld is not going to hasten the dismantling of the worldwide terror network or ensure security of our homeland, nor will it speed the process of turning responsibility for the security of Iraq over to the Iraqi defense forces.