# A few questions for Donald Rumsfeld **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [September 26, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-for-donald-rumsfeld/203973 "2003-09-26T14:39:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-for-donald-rumsfeld/203973/1 "2003-09-26T14:39:56Z")
I think you mean “A few _answers_ from Donald Rumsfeld” ---
**Author:** ![TVAA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TVAA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVAA)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-for-donald-rumsfeld/203973/2 "2003-09-26T14:44:38Z")
I think I can safely say the original post is not suitable for Great Debates. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-for-donald-rumsfeld/203973/3 "2003-09-26T14:45:35Z")
I think RTF is symbolically illustrating the emptiness of political rhetoric. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-for-donald-rumsfeld/203973/4 "2003-09-26T14:47:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scylla \* > \*\*I think RTF is symbolically illustrating the emptiness of political rhetoric. \*\* I thought the OP was a direct quote from David Kay’s blockbuster of a report on all the weapons the team has found in Iraq. ---
**Author:** ![TVAA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TVAA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVAA)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-for-donald-rumsfeld/203973/5 "2003-09-26T14:48:38Z")
I think we’re overusing the phrase “I think”. ---
**Author:** ![Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boo_Boo_Foo)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-for-donald-rumsfeld/203973/6 "2003-09-26T15:12:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by David Simmons \* > \*\*I thought the OP was a direct quote from David Kay’s blockbuster of a report on all the weapons the team has found in Iraq. \*\* And yet, ironically, Iraq is a country awash in “person to person” arms. I suspect history will show that Saddam Hussein enjoyed for a decade, playing the role of provocoteur - the spoiler who simply delighted in “doing in” the collective heads of US Presidents - and yet, all along quietly dismantled all the shit which could have got him into deep trouble. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-for-donald-rumsfeld/203973/7 "2003-09-26T15:16:46Z")
( . ) ( . ) Just to upset Donald if he decides to show up in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-for-donald-rumsfeld/203973/8 "2003-09-26T15:17:40Z")
[Donald Rumsfeld] What’s that? Speak up, son! [/Donald Rumsfeld] ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-for-donald-rumsfeld/203973/9 "2003-09-26T15:55:40Z")
The only question I have left for him that he might have a _useful_ answer to is “Why haven’t you resigned yet?” ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-for-donald-rumsfeld/203973/10 "2003-09-26T15:57:36Z")
Rumsfeld prefers to write his own questions: Are Iraqis glad to see us? Without a doubt! Was Saddam an evil dictator? Most certainly! Are interviews easier when I ask myself softball questions? Goodness gracious yes! ---
**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-for-donald-rumsfeld/203973/11 "2003-09-26T16:06:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TVAA \* > \*\*I think we’re overusing the phrase “I think”. \*\* I think you are mistaken in thinking that we are overusing the phrase “I think.” Just a thought. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-for-donald-rumsfeld/203973/12 "2003-09-26T17:03:15Z")
Aaaargh!! I _hate_ it when my OP gets eaten. And this one was kinda long; I don’t expect to have time to re-compose it today. The gist was that he had a long op-ed piece in yesterday’s Washington Post, and I had some problems with, and questions about, a number of specific things he said there. Maybe tonight, if I can find the time. Meanwhile, if a mod could close this thread, I’d be much obliged. I’ll start a new one if I rewrite my OP.