Donald H. Rumsfeld: “You know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2004

You know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want.

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Rumsfeld's response to a soldier's question about the lack of armored vehicles for troops.

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