# NPR story about Republican dissent

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-story-about-republican-dissent/280440>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 17, 2004, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-story-about-republican-dissent/280440 "2004-12-17T23:33:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![bannerrefugee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bannerrefugee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bannerrefugee)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-story-about-republican-dissent/280440/1 "2004-12-17T23:33:23Z")

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It’s a damn shame its taken republican politicians this long to admit D Rumsfield’s incompetence managing this war he and Bush started.

[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4232702](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4232702)

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-story-about-republican-dissent/280440/2 "2004-12-17T23:53:39Z")

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I recall several Republicans, including Congress critters, criticizing Rumsfeld. Some even recommended his resignation.