What next for Rumsfeld? - 1 comment

Perhaps locking himself in his study with a pen, paper, whisky, and a small pistol?

"Probably just a car backfiring."

The crash of a tea-tray; screams in a Puerto Rican accent.

The funeral; the merry laughter; the midnight break-in, and the polishing of tap-shoes.

Mr Bush said that both he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed the time was right for new leadership at the Pentagon.

Update: See also Luke. None of the above should be seen as:

• A criticism of the principle of liberal interventionism, or a good deal of its practice.
• Cynicism over what could be described as his evangelism for democracy.

This is all about his competence, his integrity, and the responsibility he bears for the botching of the post-invasion strategy in Iraq.