Rumsfeld Decides to Testify on Iraq War

[spindrifter]

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer
6:27 PM PDT, August 2, 2006


WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld late Wednesday reversed a decision to skip a public hearing on Capitol Hill and said he will testify at a session on the Iraq war.

The move came after hours of criticism and pressure from Senate Democrats who urged him to come before the Senate Armed Services Committee to answer questions about the administration's Iraq policies. Earlier Wednesday, Rumsfeld had said that his crowded calendar did not allow him to be present for the meeting Thursday morning, but he agreed to attend a private, classified briefing in the afternoon with the entire Senate.

Speaking to Pentagon reporters earlier Wednesday, Rumsfeld suggested that complaints about his decision could be politically motivated.

"Let's be honest: Politics enters into these things, and maybe the person raising the question is interested in that," said Rumsfeld, without identifying anyone. The defense secretary said he had testified in the past and was not reluctant to face off against some of the committee's more vocal war critics, including Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/ats-ap_top14aug02,0,5363928.story

[cynatnite]

1. What? He changed his mind?

:rofl:

[klook]

2. Will he be sworn in?

And will he be compelled to speak in coherent sentences?

[MadMaddie]

3. I don't know if his dementia will allow him to speak

coherantly.....anyhooo...everything he says is a lie anyway so what's the point...he has destroyed our military...he has no plan to replace equipment or soldiars....what's the point..

Oh and they won't swear him in....no way the Repugs will let that happen!!

[spindrifter]

7. What!! You mean you don't

think the Repukes will provide the key to the perjury door???

[MadMaddie]

8. he..he...

[spindrifter]

4. ...it is not clear...

whether he'll be sworn in. As to the other part of your question, I think he is in perpetual brain fart mode.

[cynatnite]

5. I wonder what it would be like to watch and smoke pot at the same time

:rofl:

[TomInTib]

11. I will let you know...

that is, if I can remember to remember.

[rubberducky]

10. Oh!!!! Please!!!!!!

Even if he was sworn, I would never believe one word out of his lying mouth.Course maybe if we could use some of his coersive measures on him!! Then we might find out what is really going on!

[graywarrior]

6. Yabut, will WE get to see and hear the little liar.

[wicket]

9. FLIP-FLOP-FLIP-FLOP-FLIP-FLOP

n/t

[Jacobin]

12. Oh, so he will deign to grace congress with his presence?

The lord descends from his perch in the Pentagon to gad about with the fools he toys with.

How kind of him to take time from his warmongering to grace the halls of congress

[jeff30997]

13. That scumbag could die of Ebola...

Ad I wouldn't cry.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

14. Bwess his widdle heart.

Facing all those big mean nasty politically motivated people. Good thing nobody will make him face the parents of the dead soldiers.

[lisainmilo]

15. HE EVEN LOOKS

......Like a crook.....Doesn't he???.......}( :dem: ...Their deceit drives me nuts....looking forward to 2008!!! and the NOVEMBER 2006 elections

[lonestarnot]

16. Is he subject to a Rule 11 examinination the crazy rat bastard?