Rumsfeld Says Iraqi Attacks Regrettable But Expected-CNBC

[Nambe]

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said Tuesday he expects Iraqi hostile attacks on U.S. forces, which have claimed 29 lives since the major military combat was declared over on May 1, to continue and to slow down U.S. post-war efforts in the country.

"There are going to be attacks and there are going to be people killed, and it's regrettable," Rumsfeld told CNBC in an interview.

Rumsfeld said the guerrilla-style attacks appeared to be coming from several groups, including remnants of the Baath party, the Fedayeem Saddam and, in some cases, looters and ordinary criminals. ---

Rumsfeld also cited plans to set up a "normal rotation" for U.S. forces to be deployed in the future, in collaboration with the international forces to be brought in from about 43 countries willing to work with the U.S.

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[imax2268]

1. he's a buffoon...

:kick:

[teryang]

2. it's the "pockets of resistance" jingo

They really like that one.

:nuke:

[caledesi]

5. I am so sick of "pockets of resistance"...the Baaths etc.

Why don't these reporters call this idiot on this?

[Cha]

3. Liar....rummy is a Liar.....

and he knows it!

[Maple]

4. If he'd been expecting them

he'd have had more troops there.

[indictrichardperle]

6. so far

that big coalition of the billing is a whopping 9200 troops.....gee whiz Rummy :puke:

That will make a huge difference, like the 2500 Polish troops that US tax payers are paying 90 million a year for :puke:

I thought all the resistance was coming from the criminally insane Saddam freed ? wasnt that the neo-con talking point last week ? :puke:

[karlschneider]

7. It's just 'untidy'.........

:grr:

I can't decide whether Rummy or Dummy is more brain damaged.

[leesa]

18. Simply far too many martinis???

What is wrong with these brain dead cretins?

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

8. Then why the HELL did they say "Mission Accomplished"?

Help me, I'm falling down the memory hole, and it's dark down here...

[imax2268]

9. I'm serious...

didn't chimpy say that the conflict is over..."Mission Accomplished" I'm sure I heard that...

and then I saw Rummy the Dummy say that "this is a war"...?

what the fu...?

[KCDem]

10. ratings, my friend.

That's all it is. Ratings.

[sfecap]

11. Regrettable? WTF!!!???

Dear Mr and Ms. America,

This is to inform you that your son/daughter has been killed. It sure is regrettable that they won't be around to marry, have children, watch them grow, to experience the joy of life. Golly I do regret that.

The reason they died is because the Commander in Chief lied. You, of course, understand that sometimes a little lie is nescessary to get the ball rolling, so to speak. It wasn't a big lie like Bill Clinton's lie, just a teeny weeny one, not a big deal.

I'm sure you understand.

Regrettably,

Donald Rumsfeld

[TheReligiousLeft]

19. Dear Mr. Ms. America/dear 4th of julyers

I think my article at Buzzflash kind of says the same thing Check it out.
<http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/03/07/07_patriots.html>
Here is an excerpt
To say the least, this marcher for peace felt down in the dumps. Then something happened to strengthen my resolve. The fireworks display began with a reading of the names and ages of each American soldier killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. With each name read, a single white firework was shot into the air, rose up through the solemn night sky, began to descend back down, and fizzled out. Lori Ann Piestewa, a white light, a falling star, then darkness again. It was as if we were sending our national heroes up into heaven. As I sat there between my parents, my father looking a little bored, my mother’s eyes glistening with tears, I got to thinking about those names of soldiers, so many about my age.

Each fireworks retort was also the retort of an Iraqi rifle, a miss-lobbed grenade, the crash of a helicopter. Bam Frederick E. Pokorney Jr dead. It was the light of Robert M. Rodriguez’s life, acceding through existence, then fizzling out, descending to the dead.

This is why I marched. I didn’t march for the United Nations. I didn’t march for a certain political ideology. I marched for peace. I marched for the life of Brendon C. Reiss.

[DrBB]

12. "As long as I act unfazed, nothing can hurt me"

"Massive nuclear attacks are to be expected. They're regrettable but you can't have a world empire without breaking a few eggs. Weaponized ebola outbreaks? likewise."

Right RumDum. You and General Westmoreland, two of a kind.

[DancingBear]

13. In case you're wondering

the "43 countries" bullshit is easily explainable.

It's all the countries Chimpy can point to on a map - plus 41.

[DemoTex]

14. Rummy is McNamara, only worse!

I truly hate these heartless (and mindless) fuckers.

[renegade000]

15. of course rummy...

and if an intifada occurs that was expected too, right?
or what about some religious leader gaining power?

and elvis coming back with jimmy hoffa riding shotgun in a delorian is also in line with plans...

[wtmusic]

16. at's one big-ass pocket

of resistance--just about the size of Iraq!

[leesa]

17. No way there are 43 countries willing to work with the US

If this was expected, why did he lie and say the Iraqis would welcome us and the "democracy" we bring?? Can these freaks ever tell the same story for two consecutive days? What a bunch of evil buffoons