Tony Snow: Bush Has “Shrugged Off” 4 Military Papers Calling For Rumsfeld's Resignation...

Editor & Publisher November 5, 2006 09:55 AM

The White House is dismissing fresh calls for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's ouster, calling an editorial in leading newspapers for the military "a shabby piece of work."

White House spokesman Tony Snow said Saturday the president has "shrugged off" an editorial by the Military Times Media Group, which publishes the Army Times, Marine Times, Air Force Times and Navy Times, calling for Bush to fire Rumsfeld. Bush feel it is merely "grandstanding," he added. The editorial says Rumsfeld has "lost credibility" with top officers.

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