Did anyone see a clip of this? I watched the final bit about torture last night. Poor Donald did not hold up very well.
http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cf...SFELD-11-30-05
Quote:
But that press conference _ an appearance with the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen. Peter Pace _ was also notable for something more important than vocabulary.
Asked what U.S. soldiers should do if they find the forces of the legitimate Iraqi government torturing prisoners, Rumsfeld said that wasn't the soldiers' responsibility.
But Pace responded, "It is the absolute responsibility of every U.S. service member, if they see inhumane treatment being conducted, to intervene, to stop it."
Rumsfeld intervened, "I don't think they have an obligation to physically stop it; it's to report it."
Pace politely _ and rightly _ differed. "If they are physically present when inhumane treatment is taking place, sir, they have an obligation to try to stop it."
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For a very twisted view of an ugly current reality, it was pretty funny.
Pace very quietly and gently corrected Rumsfeld, as if Rumsfeld was a little slow. For a moment it looked like a scene from "Of Mice and Men".
It will be interesting to see how long Gen. Pace keeps his job. He's certainly got the balls for it.
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