the Rumsfeld continuum of bad behavior
Neither the troops nor the American public signed on for a war in Iraq that would last many years. And I can’t believe there are many Americans who wanted their military sullied by the wanton behavior of the torture crowd.
The troops who do their jobs honestly and diligently, and who fight bravely when they have to, have been betrayed by leaders who encouraged abusive behavior and allowed atrocities to flourish.
Mr. Rumsfeld has driven the military into a ruinous quagmire, and there is no evidence at all that he’s capable of finding a serviceable route out.
Bob Herbert, NYTimes (read more. . .)