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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Wolfowitz.
I'm shocked beyond belief that Rummy is still in there. He's gone right after the elections.
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By any standard of performance in the Reality-Based Community, I can't disagree -- Rumsfeld would be gone.
Don't forget, however, that:
(1) Rummy is a principal architect of our current Iraq policy, and much of the rest of our foreign policy, such as it is. GWB, for this reason, together with his general reluctance to discard anyone in the Administration other than those who blurt out uncomfortable truths, is somewhat beholden to him now, as letting him go would admit much that Bush would not want to admit.
(2) With whom would you replace Rumsfeld? His personality has so dominated the landscape that there are few visible and credible candidates standing around.
