Today's announcement contradicts Bush's "stay the course" agenda
The Army Times, which publishes The Navy Times, The Marine Times, The Air Force Times and of course, The Army TImes is today once again calling for defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign. This directly contradicts the president's contention that Rumsfeld will remain his Secretary of Defense until Bush leaves office in 2009.
The publications, which are the largest that serve the military, have now called for the Pentagon's pointman's resignation twice. The 1st time was after the Abu Girab debacle and scandal. They join a chorus of calls for the Secretary to step down immediately that have come not just from those on the left, but from republican lawmakers all over the country.
It seems the only person who is incapable of owning up to the mishandling of our nation's defenses are the President and his inner circle. The only thing they seem capable of adjusting and changing is their rhetoric.
Is this just more "election year" politics? According to a spokesman for the publication, no.
Swaying conservative voters "is not our aim," said Hodierne. "Our aim is simply to say, for the good of the service, for the good of the country, it's time for this guy to go."