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August 20, 2005

Bush v. Rumsfeld Leads to Rumsfeld v. Kristol

Pentagon Spokesman Lawrence Di Rita stands up for his boss, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, in the August 29, 2005 issue of The Weekly Standard. Mr. Rumsfeld is frequently attacked in print by Weekly Standard Editor William Kristol. The last time was in a piece headlined Bush v. Rumsfeld."( Aug. 15 / Aug. 22, 2005 issue),

The Pentagon struck back in the pages of The Standard. In an article headlined Rumsfeld v. Kristol, Mr. Di Rita noted that,

In his recent editorial ("Bush v. Rumsfeld," Aug. 15 / Aug. 22), William Kristol thinks that he senses the "inescapable whiff of weakness and defeatism" in the leadership of the Pentagon. This is nonsense.

"Kristol thinks that talking about a "struggle against violent extremism" is a step down from the "war on terror." They are one and the same. The president constantly reminds us that this is a new kind of war.

The family feud between Neo-cons and empire managers continues.

Note: This item is cross-posted at The Opinion Gazette.

Posted by Munir Umrani at August 20, 2005 10:04 AM

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