Rumsfeld’s much-vaunted ‘courage’ was a smokescreen for lies, crime and death | Richard Wolffe

We are still living with the catastrophic consequences of Rumsfeld and his gang. And it's not as if this chain of events was unimaginable at the time

It is customary, at times like these, to gloss over the failures and foibles of recently deceased officials: to paint a portrait in broad brush strokes about their achievements and qualities and public service.

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