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Donald Rumsfeld

Saturday 11th of July 2026

Death Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war. Donald Rumsfeld © 2016 Kwiple.com
Elections Nothing's perfect in life, so you have an election that's not quite perfect. Is it better than not having an election? You bet. Donald Rumsfeld, on the low-turnout, violence-ridden, Sunni-boycotted elections in Iraq in 2005 © 2015 Kwiple.com
Iraq Packers say The absense of evidence is not evidence of absence, or vice versa. Donald Rumsfeld, on our invasion troops' failure to find Iraq's weapons of mass destruction © 2015 Kwiple.com
Iraq Packers say But no terrorist state poses a greater or more immediate threat to the security of our people and the stability of the world than the regime of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Donald Rumsfeld © 2015 Kwiple.com
Iraq Packers say I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today would last five days, or five weeks, or five months, but it certainly isn't going to last more than that. Donald Rumsfeld © 2015 Kwiple.com
Iraq Packers say I'm glad you asked. It has nothing to do with oil, literally nothing to do with oil. Donald Rumsfeld, on America's decision to invade Iraq © 2015 Kwiple.com
Iraq Packers say We know where they are. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat. Donald Rumsfeld, on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction © 2015 Kwiple.com
Iraq War As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have a later time. Donald Rumsfeld, 2004, response to a soldier who asked why, nearly two years after the start of the war, soldiers had to pick through landfills to find scrap metal to up-armor vehicles with needed protection against IEDs (improvised explosive devices) © 2015 Kwiple.com
Selfie I'm not into this detail stuff. I'm more concepty. Donald Rumsfeld © 2015 Kwiple.com
Sleepers at the wheel say And there is, I am certain, among the Iraqi people, a respect for the care and the precision that went into the bombing campaign. Donald Rumsfeld, 2003 © 2015 Kwiple.com
Sleepers at the wheel say The force is not broken. It is a force that has been deployed, functioned effectively and, as I say, battlefield-hardened. Donald Rumsfeld, 2006, denying the Iraq War is “breaking” the Army, as alleged in a Pentagon-sponsored report © 2015 Kwiple.com
Sleepers at the wheel say I don't do quagmires. Donald Rumsfeld © 2015 Kwiple.com
Sleepers at the wheel say Stuff happens. Donald Rumsfeld, on mayhem in Baghdad following America's invasion of Iraq © 2015 Kwiple.com
Snapshot There's a lack of humility, a lack of seeing what the other guy thinks. He's more kick-ass and take names, take numbers. Donald Rumsfeld portrayed by George H. W. Bush © 2015 Kwiple.com
Snapshot A ruthless little bastard. Donald Rumsfeld portrayed by Richard Nixon © 2021 Kwiple.com
Snapshot In a city of egos, he stood out as someone who was so confident that he would never accept blame. Donald Rumsfeld portrayed by Demetri Sevastopulo © 2021 Kwiple.com
 
Torture I stand for 8-10 hours a day. Why is standing limited to 4 hours? Donald Rumsfeld, who used a standing desk, approving torture at Guantanamo Bay © 2021 Kwiple.com