It’s the incompetence, stupid:
President Bush said Wednesday he wants Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Vice President Dick Cheney to remain in his administration until the end of his presidency…
Democrats and Republicans alike have called for Rumsfeld’s resignation, arguing he has mishandled the war in Iraq where more than 2,800 members of the U.S. military have died since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. Cheney has faced sharp criticism for his hardline views and is viewed favorably by only about a third of Americans in polls. Bush said that “both men are doing fantastic jobs.”
And this:
He said he valued Cheney’s advice and judgment. “The good thing about Vice President Cheney’s advice is, you don’t read about it in the newspaper after he gives it,” the president said.
Bush credited Rumsfeld with overseeing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while overhauling the military. “I’m pleased with the progress we’re making,” the president said. He replied in the affirmative if he wanted Rumsfeld and Cheney to stay with him until the end.
Of course, just the other day President Bush said he knew the American people weren’t satisfied with the progress in Iraq, and that he wasn’t satisfied.
