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Rumsfeld: ’I Don’t Do Diplomacy’
Take great pride in your remarkable accomplishments, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told coalition troops in Baghdad Wednesday. He thanked the troops for their courage, their dedication to duty and for "stepping up to serve your country." He told coalition forces: "You've rescued a nation, you've liberated a people, you've deposed a cruel dictator, and you have ended his threat to free nations." Rumsfeld said big challenges remain as the U.S. tries to "find and deal with" the remnants of Saddam's regime. "We have to help provide conditions of stability and security so that the Iraqi people can form an interim government and then ultimately a free Iraqi government, based on political freedom, individual liberty and the rule of law." Taking questions from the U.S. troops, Rumsfeld said he didn't know if Iraq is currently a member of OPEC. "I suspect they're not," he said, adding, "I shouldn't get into this. This is diplomacy, and I don't do diplomacy. You may have noticed." I like your brand of diplomacy just fine. Posted by: Steve 2003-04-30 |
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