Rumsfeld On Tape: We Need Another Attack, And Iraq Needs A Ruthless Dictator

DriftingByTheStorm

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relevant section wrote:

RUMSFELD: That's what I was just going to say. This President's pretty much a victim of success. We haven't had an attack in five years. The perception of the threat is so low in this society that it's not surprising that the behavior pattern reflects a low threat assessment. The same thing's in Europe, there's a low threat perception. The correction for that, I suppose, is an attack. And when that happens, then everyone gets energized for another [inaudible] and it's a shame we don't have the maturity to recognize the seriousness of the threats...the lethality, the carnage, that can be imposed on our society is so real and so present and so serious that you'd think we'd be able to understand it, but as a society, the longer you get away from 9/11, the less...the less...

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From the Article wrote:

In another exchange, after assuring that comments are "off the record," Rumsfeld and one of the military analysts agree that Iraq could use a "Syngman Rhee" to take control of Iraq. Syngman Rhee was the ruthless authoritarian dictator of South Korea from after World War II through the Korean War to 1960. If the invasion of Iraq was about liberating the Iraqis from a tyrant in the form of Saddam Hussein why is Rumsfeld talking about installing an even more brutal dictator?

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RolandTD20Kdrummer

"then everyone gets energized for another [inaudible]"

As to the inaudible....I think he probably muttered "turkey shoot" under his breath.

Have you seen how much that guy has aged? He looks 10 years older.

Guilty conscience...spare time...I guess it bears down on you after a while.