Re: Ah, El Rumperista
Which would be the more ironic regime-change outcome of our righteous efforts to trigger sweeping change and bring US-style democracy to the region -- an Iran-style fundamentalist theocracy ("one blazing point of light"), or the installation of another ba'athist strongman regime ("a compassionate reactionary", "a kinder, gentler stalinism")?
Speaking in his Pentagon conference room, Rumsfeld also said that U.S. and British forces are searching for many more former members of the Saddam Hussein regime than the 55 on a "most wanted" list.
"In fact we have a list of some 200," he said. "That original list was purposely kept low at the outset because we wanted to separate the worst people from the regime, hoping that others would come forward."
Rumsfeld said more of the top 55 have been captured in the past day or so than have been made public. He said their identities will be revealed as soon as they are confirmed through interrogation or other means.
