Retired Officers Accuse Rumsfeld of Bungling Iraq War
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WASHINGTON — Retired military officers on yesterday bluntly accused Defense Secretary Rumsfeld of bungling the war in Iraq, saying American troops were sent to fight without the best equipment and that critical facts were hidden from the public.
“I believe that Secretary Rumsfeld and others in the administration did not tell the American people the truth for fear of losing support for the war in Iraq,” retired Major General John Batiste said in remarks prepared for a forum conducted by Senate Democrats.
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