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As you know, you go to the press conference with the statement you have, not the statement you want or might wish to have at a later time.
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You win the thread.
I have trouble believing I could make the same point Rumsfeld was trying to make without seeming equally as confusing. I’ve tried quite a few times and every time, it ends up being a jumbled word salad.
In fact, I challenge anyone in this thread to take the original quote:
And preserve the original point while making it significantly more comprehensible. I’ve tried and it’s much harder to do than it looks.