Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense under former President George W. Bush, told The Daily Caller that President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s diplomacy, specifically in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been “a failure.” (more)
When former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld canceled his subscription to The New York Times, was it just the angry online ruminations of columnist Paul Krugman, or was that just the straw that broke the camel’s back? (more)
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announced he has canceled his office’s subscription to The New York Times following a Sunday blog post from columnist Paul Krugman calling 9/11 “an occasion for shame.” (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he kept the Pentagon open after a terrorist attack 10 years ago today to send a message. (more)
Less than a month away from the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld speaks with an insider’s voice. (more)
After decades of public service, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has had some time to reflect on lessons he has learned, both inside and outside of Washington. (more)
Interview with Donald H. Rumsfeld, Former Defense Secretary – Part 1 of 2 (more)
UPDATE 8:50 p.m.: In a CNN appearance, Former CIA director Michael Hayden said the detainees the administration said provided information on Osama bin Laden’s couriers were at one of the CIA’s locations that allowed enhanced interrogation techniques, not at Guantanamo Bay. (more)
As part of his recent book tour, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld appeared on Friday’s “The Opie and Anthony Show” and discussed whether or not he is a flesh-eating space lizard. (more)
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld entered the lion’s den on Tuesday to defend claims he made in his book that were somewhat critical of then-National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. (more)
There are times when I find myself thinking that all of America’s loons are to be found lurking on the far left, but then something like the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) takes place and I have to rethink my position. (more)
A slew of possible 2012 Republican presidential candidates including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann and businessman Donald Trump took the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday, and all took jabs at President Barack Obama. (more)
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was thought to be many things during the Bush administration: stubborn visionary of Pentagon reform, sender of “snowflake” memos and, by his left-wing critics, evil war monger. (more)
More than four years after leaving office, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is arguing the war in Iraq was worthwhile, and says he’s not sorry sorry about the decisions he made there and in Afghanistan, reports ABC News. (more)
Sen. John McCain joined ABC’s “Good Morning America” Thursday to discuss the crisis in Egypt, refusing to critique the administration’s response to the situation. (more)
In an exclusive, the Drudge Report reported Wednesday on portions of “Known and Unknown,” the forthcoming memoir by former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. (more)
With the intention behind the administration’s drawdown date for Afghanistan becoming increasingly hard to pin down, it’s not unreasonable to theorize that the U.S. could have a significant stake in the nation for the remainder of Obama’s presidency. Bearing this in mind, it would be wise to keep the waters as calm as possible. Getting a new defense secretary will not do this. (more)
WASHINGTON — It is a morbid theme, but one that no superpower can ignore. So the Obama administration has quietly reviewed, and revised, the sequence in which Pentagon civilian officials would take command should Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates die unexpectedly, say in a surprise attack. (more)
Washington defense types are awaiting the February release of the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review. (more)
Back in 2006, Craig Ferguson over at the Late Late Show showed America the real reason they should miss their outgoing defense secretary: the man was damn good with puppets. Robert Gates is nice, but no one ever got a paper airplane out of asking him a question. (more)
