The Occasional Observer

If this report is true, then it paints a contrasting picture of Rumsfeld to what his critics claimed. Hardly a reckless cowboy, it shows that he was willing to abort a mission for extremely high-value targets to prevent damaging relationships with another country. I still think that while he was an amazing Secretary of Defense for invasions or war time he was not the right person to lead reconstruction / nation-building (although then again, who is?) That said, this does show more insight into his decision-making process than MSM ever showed.