Rumsfeld's Farewell: For The Press “I Still Hold Out Hope That Over Time, They'll Get It Close To Right”...

NY Times DAVID STOUT December 8, 2006 02:29 PM

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld bade farewell to Pentagon employees today in his familiar style, fencing with his questioners and voicing deep faith in the American people.

"Every day, in one way or another, I've seen the strength of men and women in uniform, and the dedication of the many thousands who serve here, military and civilian, who do their jobs knowing that theirs is the essential business of protecting a nation and protecting a people," Mr. Rumsfeld said at what was probably his last meeting with Defense Department employees.

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