Progressive Democrat Issue 95: RUMSFELD OUT, GATES IN

The immediate result of the Democratic takeover was for Bush to start scapegoating. His first victim, with good reason, was Donald Rumsfeld, one of the main architects of our failed war in Iraq.

Bye, bye Rummy




But Bush chose as Rumsfeld's replacement someone whose record is mired in the same dumb policies as Rumsfeld and Cheney. Robert Gates, the man who will replace Rumsfeld, did a great deal to help establish al-Qaeda. Yes...al-Qaeda. I have discussed quite often that Republicans helped al-Qaeda come into existence. Well, Gates is the man most responsible for that. This is from Daily Kos:

Robert Gates made Osama Bin Laden what he is today. This is not exaggeration. By funding Osama Bin Laden's operations, training camps, weaponry and political influence from 1979 (even before Russia invaded Afghanistan), Robert Gates personally gave us our principal enemy in the "War on Terror".

More frighteningly, all of Robert Gates' support to Osama Bin Laden ran through Pakistan's ISI. ISI has been linked to training and funding the 9/11 bombers, the London bombers, the Madrid bombers, the Bali bombers and the Delhi bombers but is strangely immune from official Washington scrutiny.

I really wonder which side Robert Gates thinks he's on. With a 30 year history of pomoting and financing state and non-state terrorism, I doubt it is the side of the peace and prosperity of the American people and bringing our troops home safe.

There is a great deal more in that Daily Kos article. Read it, please. It proves that the resignation of Rumsfeld in no way indicates a shift for the Bush Administration. They are still following the old, outdated, failed policies they have for 6 years.

America's architect of al-Qaeda will not be our Secretary of Defense. Please consider writing the media about this one right away!