久久亚洲国产成人影院-久久亚洲国产的中文-久久亚洲国产高清-久久亚洲国产精品-亚洲图片偷拍自拍-亚洲图色视频

  Home>News Center>World
         
 

Stepping down is right thing
By Dick Durbin (USAtoday)
Updated: 2004-05-12 14:04

Donald Rumsfeld should resign for one simple reason: Our troops will not be as safe and the success of our mission will not be served if he continues as Defense secretary.

The tragedy of Abu Ghraib and Rumsfeld's failure to understand the gravity of the situation and keep the president and Congress informed were, in my view, the deciding factors. But these are not isolated incidents; they are the culmination of a series of serious miscalculations, poor planning and mistakes in the war in Iraq for which the secretary must accept responsibility.

The Pentagon's failures in Iraq began in the earliest stages, when the secretary ignored the warnings of top military experts that success would require far more troops and that we would meet with active, long-term resistance, not parades and flowers. As a result, our soldiers have been overextended and overburdened, and we don't have sufficient military personnel to stabilize the security situation.

It's also becoming clear that we went into Iraq without an exit strategy. There are now reports of senior military officers questioning whether the mission can be accomplished under current plans and suggesting that we face the prospect of American casualties for years to come.

Our troops went into combat without adequate personnel and vehicle armor or proper defensive systems on helicopters. Some estimates indicate that one in four U.S. combat deaths in Iraq might have been avoided if the Pentagon had just provided basic armor for the Humvees. How can we explain this failure to protect our troops when the administration has received every penny it asked for in Iraq?

In Abu Ghraib and elsewhere, our troops were assigned missions without proper leadership and training. After setting the tone for the mistreatment of prisoners by downplaying the Geneva Conventions, Rumsfeld and other Pentagon officials failed to address conditions in Iraqi prisons, though reports of mistreatment emerged a year ago. Despite repeated requests from U.S. administrator Paul Bremer, the International Red Cross and even Secretary of State Colin Powell, no one took the steps necessary to correct the problems.

Now the situation our troops face in Iraq is more dangerous and the prospect of winning the war on terrorism is more uncertain because of this scandal.

I've known Don Rumsfeld for nearly 30 years. Calling for his resignation is not easy. But today, the genuineness of our apology for the situation at Abu Ghraib is at issue.

The secretary should step down to show that we are changing course. His departure would signal to our citizens and the world that America believes in accountability and we are committed to the ideals we espouse. In the years I've known Don Rumsfeld, I have always known him to be a patriot. Stepping down under these circumstances would be the highest form of patriotism.

(Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee.)

 
  Today's Top News     Top World News
 

Microsoft warns of 'important' Windows flaw

 

   
 

Price drop indicates economy cooling down

 

   
 

Premier: Taiwan legislation to be studied

 

   
 

US$1.5b in contracts signed in London

 

   
 

Olympic venues open to global bids

 

   
 

China's first frozen egg baby born

 

   
  Video shows American civilian beheaded in Iraq
   
  Britain's Blair to face more questions over Iraq
   
  Exit poll: Arroyo wins Philippine election
   
  US, tribunal disagree on Saddam handoff
   
  Iraq abuse exposes US double standard in human rights
   
  Russian worker killed, two taken hostage in Iraq
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  News Talk  
  Scandal over humiliation of Iraqi prisoners  
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 中文字幕乱码中文乱码综合 | 亚洲韩精品欧美一区二区三区 | 综合激情网站 | 国产一进一出视频网站 | 亚洲午夜精品久久久久久抢 | 最新国产成人综合在线观看 | 欧美a一片xxxx片 | 午夜两性视频免费看 | 国产黄色三级三级三级 | 日本一区二区三区高清在线观看 | 亚洲一级理论片 | 亚洲国产精品综合久久20 | 成人午夜在线观看 | 激情欧美日韩一区二区 | 精品乱人伦一区二区 | 久在线观看视频 | 久久机热综合久久国产 | 国产精品精品国产 | 一区二区三区不卡视频 | 亚洲精品久久久久影 | 日本免费一区二区三区毛片 | 成人a毛片视频免费看 | 久久视频免费观看 | 国产丶欧美丶日韩丶不卡影视 | 中美日韩在线网免费毛片视频 | 欧美啊啊啊| 日本不卡一区在线 | 高清国产美女一级a毛片录 高清国产亚洲va精品 | 日本www免费 | 国产精品一级毛片不收费 | 99久久一区 | 九九视频在线播放 | 日本免费人成黄页网观看视频 | 香蕉国产人午夜视频在线 | 国产97公开成人免费视频 | 欧美一级大尺度毛片 | 一级做α爱过程免费视频 | 日韩毛片在线免费观看 | 欧美 在线 成 人怡红院 | 日韩欧美一及在线播放 | 亚欧精品在线观看 |