'On The Edge' In Iraq
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/05/09/iraq/main616398.shtml?cmp=EM8707
May 9, 2004(CBS/AP) A senior general and a Republican senator say the , and are pointing the finger at Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
“I think we are right on the edge in Iraq right now,” says Sen. Chuck Hagel.
Rumsfeld and his staff didn’t listen to military planners, and now the United States is “in a mess,” the Nebraska Republican said on CBS News’ Face The Nation.
“What is our policy? What are we doing? What is the possibility of us winning? That's all still in question,” said Hagel, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “I think it's still in question whether Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld and, quite frankly, General
Myers, can command the respect and the trust and the confidence of the military of the American people to lead this country.”
A senior general at the Pentagon tells the Washington Post he believes the United States is on the path to defeat – and Rumsfeld and his advisers are to blame. The Post reports great anger is building at Rumsfeld and his top advisers among career Army officers.
“The current OSD refused to listen or adhere to military advice," the general said on the condition his name not be used, in part out of fear of punishment. "It is doubtful we can go on much longer like this," he added. "The American people may not stand for it - and they should not."
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meanwhile -- poll on the same page:
Should Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Stay On The Job Or Resign?
Stay On The Job: 25.92%
Resign: 67.81%
Not sure. More information needed.: 6.27%
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