Rumsfield Appears Before the Senate

What's nice is that no Senators need ask any questions. Rumsfield interviews himself.

Are there still Taliban around? You bet.

Are they occupying safe havens in Afghanistan and other places — correction, in Pakistan and other places? Certainly they are.

Is the violence up? Yes.

Does the violence tend to be up during the summer, in the spring, summer and fall months? Yes it does. And it tends to decline during the winter period.

Does that represent failed policy? I don’t know. I would say not.