Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld (1932–2021) was an American politician who served twice as Secretary of Defense—under Gerald Ford and George W.
Bush.
He became the public face of the Iraq War and is remembered for his combative press briefings and philosophical musings on intelligence gaps: known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns.
His name sometimes appears as shorthand for hawkish foreign policy or confident assertions later proved wrong.
U.S. military headquarters
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
strategy · tactics · deployment · transformation · army · navy · airforce · marines
Causing sharp division
- divisiveCausing sharp disagreement
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
- criticizedExpressed disapproval of
arrogant · combative · unapologetic · dismissive · resignation · accountability · hubris
Former U.S. vice president
- RiceHouston academic institution
- PowellWelsh-origin surname
- TenetFundamental held belief
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
Bush · cabinet · Afghanistan · Guantanamo
Forcible entry into territory
- WMDCatastrophic armament category
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
Saddam · surge · Fallujah · looting · sectarian · IED · quagmire
Written personal recollection
- PrincetonIvy League university
- wrestlerOne who grapples opponents
- congressmanHouse of Representatives member
- IllinoisMidwestern state, sixth-largest
CEO · Gilead · ambassador · youngest · oldest · Nixon · businessman · aspartame
Pentagon
U.S. military headquarters
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
doctrine · strategy · tactics · deployment · transformation · army · navy · airforce · marines · NATO
polarizing
Causing sharp division
- divisiveCausing sharp disagreement
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
criticized · arrogant · combative · unapologetic · dismissive · resignation · accountability · hubris
Cheney
Former U.S. vice president
neoconservative · Bush · cabinet · Afghanistan · Guantanamo
invasion
Forcible entry into territory
- WMDCatastrophic armament category
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- occupationOne's regular paid work
Saddam · coalition · surge · Fallujah · looting · sectarian · IED · quagmire
memoir
Written personal recollection
- PrincetonIvy League university
- wrestlerOne who grapples opponents
- congressmanHouse of Representatives member
Illinois · CEO · Gilead · ambassador · youngest · oldest · Nixon · businessman · aspartame
- War on TerrorOsama bin Laden, IED, Guantanamo, regime change, troop surge
RumsfeldRon Paul
Noam Chomsky · dove · Jimmy Carter · Kofi Annan · Bernie Sanders
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