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| Rumseld suffers fools, if not gladly |
| 2001-10-31 |
The question during the October 30 briefing came from a male reporter... "You said that the air strikes are deliberately designed not to hit residential centers, but you also say that the Taliban is hiding weapons, stockpiling weapons in residential areas. Have you ruled out the possibility of dropping leaflets days in advance of an air strike to get residents out and saying, 'This could become a military target'? Is that something, without discussing future operations, could you see that possibly coming to fruition?" Rumsfeld was dumbfounded. After a few seconds of silence, he repeated the recommendation: "We drop leaflets?" He then explained what’s wrong with the idea: "The likelihood, of dropping those kinds of leaflets, of course, would tell the innocent people that they should stay out of mosques, but it would also tell the other people they should stay out of mosques. It is not quite clear to me how we would advantage ourselves." Proud winner of today's "Duh Award." While the media may not have a corner on stupidity, they appear to be working toward a corner on quality stupidity. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |