Rumsfeld Critics May Get Their Day on the Hill
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April 24, 2006 — The six retired generals who
have called for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's
resignation may soon get a chance to bring their
complaints to Capitol Hill.
In response to a request from Sen. Hillary Clinton,
D-N.Y., the chairman of the Senate Armed Services
Committee Sen. John Warner, R-Va., said he would
ask his committee to vote on whether to hold a
hearing with all six generals. The hearing would
give critics of the embattled defense secretary
a high-profile forum to air their grievances about
his management of the Iraq war.
A vote in favor of holding such a hearing is a
distinct possibility: All 11 Democrats on the
committee can be expected to vote yes, which
means it would take only two of the committee's
13 Republicans to make it happen. Two Republicans
on the committee - Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine,
and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. - have been among
Rumsfeld's toughest critics. Neither has said how
they will vote.
ABC News has learned that Rumsfeld will be on
Capitol Hill Tuesday morning for a private meeting
with senior Republican senators, including Senate
Majority Leader Bill Frist. It will be a chance for
Rumsfeld to shore up his support among those he is
counting on to defend his record.
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Say g'bye to Herr Rumsfeld.
"So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye"
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