The Deluge Continues; Military Times Says "It's Time for Rumsfeld to Go"! 
The other day Bush poured out glowing praise for Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, expressing his desire for him to continue. The warm words of praise apparently had no effect on Army Times, Air Force Times, Navy Times, and Marine Corps Times.
In a bruising editorial slated to run on Monday, just one day before America's voters go to the polls in the crucial mid-term congressional election, the aforementioned papers, which are published by the Military Times Media Group, a subsidiary of Gannett Co., Inc., Rumsfeld's termination is urged.
Rumsfeld recently told critics to just relax and wait for his promised positive results. The Army Times feels otherwise, as expressed in these sharp words:
As for Rumsfeld, the editorial states, "And all along, Rumsfeld has assured us that things are well in hand." Addressing the point that Bush has stated he will "stick with Rumsfeld for the balance of his term in the White House," the editorial calls that decision "a mistake."
The hard-hitting editorial then focuses in the next paragraph on why Bush's judgment is mistaken, along with why Rumsfeld should leave:
"It is one thing for the majority of Americans to think Rumsfeld has failed. But when the nation's current military leaders start to break publicly with their defense secretary, then it is clear that he is losing control of the institution he ostensibly leads.
"These officers have been loyal public promoters of a war policy many privately feared would fail. They have kept their counsel private, adhering to more than two centuries of American tradition of subordination of the military to civilian authority."
The editorial concludes with the words, "Donald Rumsfeld must go."
The momentum tide continues to run against the Cheney-Bush regime as the election approaches.
Despite some words from the mainstream media, in some quarters doubtlessly reflecting wishful thinking, that Karl Rove's "genius" will ultimately stem the tide, it is looking more and more as if a Category 4 hurricane is brewing for the Republican Party on Tuesday.
KEYWORDS: George W. Bush, Iraq War, Donald Rumsfeld, Iraq War Failures
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