The response from Rumsfeld

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The response from Rumsfeld

TB — 5/20/2009 4:08:22 AM (archived)

Quoted here.

Incidentally, if the primary effect of this is to give more "fodder" to al Qaeda, then what was the motivation of those who dug these private communications up and widely disseminated them in public?

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No more bible quotes on intelligence briefings. - RobVG - 5/19/2009 8:54:13 PM
- I wonder if..200 years down the road... - Jody - 5/20/2009 1:32:14 PM
  - It will depend on who wins it. - ER - 5/20/2009 1:51:39 PM
    - In American history... - Jody - 5/20/2009 2:06:40 PM
      - Today we often let surrogates fight our wars - azstrummer - 5/21/2009 2:57:48 PM
      - We initiated many of them. - ER - 5/20/2009 2:29:07 PM
- re: No more bible quotes on intelligence briefings. - Jody - 5/20/2009 1:08:35 PM
- re: No more bible quotes on intelligence briefings. - ER - 5/20/2009 10:46:15 AM
- This country had one very close call. Those people are/were nuts. - Bowser - 5/20/2009 5:17:31 AM
  - re: Those people are/were nuts. - TB - 5/20/2009 6:18:57 AM
    - re: Those people are/were nuts. - TB - 5/20/2009 6:27:18 AM
      - George W Bush looked right into the camera and swore it wasn't a religious war. - Robert - 5/20/2009 5:26:09 PM
        
        FDR - TB - 5/20/2009 7:03:21 PM
        
        And incidentally... - TB - 5/20/2009 7:08:06 PM
        
        Bush never read them...bush-never-read-them. - RobVG - 5/21/2009 2:48:49 AM
        
        Bush never saw them. - TB - 5/21/2009 4:40:02 AM
        
        Climate. Atmosphere. Tone. Subtly (sut-el-ee). - Bowser - 5/21/2009 2:40:28 PM
        
        The cover pages - RobVG - 5/22/2009 2:01:24 AM
        
        It looks like you're right. - RobVG - 5/21/2009 1:58:59 PM
        
        Bush never read them. - ER - 5/21/2009 3:33:21 PM
        
        "crammed down the throat" - TB - 5/21/2009 5:19:41 PM
        
        re: "crammed down the throat" - ER - 5/21/2009 6:39:33 PM
        
        PS - ER - 5/21/2009 7:06:36 PM
        
        I worked for a over decade with the YMCA - azstrummer - 5/21/2009 10:15:40 PM
        
        An atheist in church. - ER - 5/22/2009 2:05:43 AM
        
        Atheist prayer... - Jody - 5/22/2009 1:04:22 AM
      - We were attacked by a nation and drew on faith- it's a little different than starting a war. (n/t) - RobVG - 5/20/2009 10:03:01 AM
- The bible quotes were a great example of well intentioned but dumb policy - z - 5/20/2009 2:41:49 AM
  - The response from Rumsfeld - TB - 5/20/2009 4:08:22 AM
    - Motivation to expose our warts - azstrummer - 5/21/2009 3:06:35 PM
      - re: Motivation to expose our warts - TB - 5/21/2009 5:29:09 PM
- I think was a wise choice.... - Jody - 5/20/2009 1:49:11 AM
  - They gave insight to the mindset at the time. (n/t) - RobVG - 5/20/2009 2:07:14 AM
    - Good Point. (n/t) - Jody - 5/20/2009 1:07:02 PM

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