*That's the real Rumsfeld, not the oddly bible-quoting, love-not-sex sock.
Look, I know that April and May have not been good for you, but you need to avoid using D-Day memorials as an
opportunity to draw the parallels to Iraq, and whine about your press coverage. Even your boss managed to avoid this temptation, and you should too.
Quote:
Appearing to take a shot at Iraq news coverage, Rumsfeld said such reporting might have had a similar result during the invasion of Normandy in World War II, led by U.S. Army General Dwight Eisenhower.
"I have often wondered as we approach Normandy and D Day, how that might have been reported if we had had 24-hour news, seven days a week and the folks were being killed as they approached the beach. And the gliders were being spewed across the countryside -- many missing their landing targets -- and our forces were trapped below Point du Hoc and not able to get up," he said.
"I suppose they would have called General Eisenhower back for congressional hearings."
|
I'm sure it's bittersweet to remember the halcyon days of the Afghanistan campaign, where the press corps swooned over your every utterance, and there are legitimate observations about how the world is different in a 24/7 cable news environment, but it's neither the time nor the place to make this comparison. D-Day is different in many ways, and you're not doing yourself any favors here.
And the martyr thing doesn't wear well on you. My advice is to cease and desist this shit, before you too suddenly find yourself deciding to leave for "personal reasons."
A Concerned Citizen,
Gattigap
