Amid Civilian Killings In Iraq, Heat Grows On Rumsfeld Again…

Associated Press June 4, 2006 at 08:31 AM
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When Donald H. Rumsfeld became defense secretary in 2001, he posted a chatty list of rules to live and work by on the Pentagon's Web site. "Rumsfeld's Rules," as they were called, are long gone now. But two of them in particular resonate during this time of war and recrimination.

* "Reserve the right to get into anything, and exercise it," says one, written long before Rumsfeld helped to steer the United States into war in Iraq.* "Be able to resign," says a second. "It will improve your value to the president and do wonders for your performance."

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