Well, I think that anyone who looks at it with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight has to say that there was not an anticipation that the level of insurgency would be anything approximating what it is.
Rumsfeld acknowledges the unexpected level of insurgency in Iraq.
Share
More from Donald H. Rumsfeld
We will win this war. It's a test of wills. And let there be no doubt that is what it is.
Can we truly afford to believe that somehow, some way, vicious extremists can be appeased?
Once again, we face similar challenges in efforts to confront the rising threat of a new type of fascism. Today, another enemy, a different kind of enemy, has made clear its intentions, but some seem not to have learned history's lesson.
There are many who did their duty professionally. And we should mention that as well, 1st Specialist Joseph Darby, who alerted the appropriate authorities that abuses were occurring.
Other voices in this conversation
