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Rumsfeld Memo: Major Adjustment Needed to Iraq Policy

HeadlineDec 04, 2006

In news on Iraq, outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has privately called for a major adjustment to the Bush administration’s Iraq policy. In a memo written days before he was ousted from his job, Rumsfeld outlined a series of options for U.S. forces, including a partial withdrawal from Iraq or the pulling out of U.S. troops from Iraqi cities. Rumsfeld wrote: “Clearly what U.S. forces are currently doing in Iraq is not working well enough or fast enough.” He also suggested adopting some of Saddam Hussein’s practices. Rumsfeld wrote: “Provide money to key political and religious leaders (as Saddam Hussein did), to get them to help us.” Confirmation hearings begin on Tuesday for Robert Gates, the man President Bush nominated to replace Rumsfeld.

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