Donald Rumsfeld Is Having a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on Twitter

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Birch Indigo:

India Lee

3/20/13

 

This week is the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom, which led to the nearly 9-year Iraq War.

 

Beginning on March 20th, 2003 and lasting until December 18th, 2011 (when Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta officially declared the war over), the Iraq War is one of the most contentious periods in American history.

 

That is clearly evidenced in the response that former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is receiving over on Twitter right now.

 

Earlier this afternoon, Rumsfeld tweeted this:

 

10 yrs ago began the long, difficult work of liberating 25 mil Iraqis. All who played a role in history deserve our respect & appreciation.

 

— Donald Rumsfeld (@RumsfeldOffice) March 19, 2013

 

It has sparked a monsoon of replies, and to be perfectly blunt, it’s an all out sh*tstorm for the former Secretary.

 

(Snip)

 

Feel The Love!

 

 

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Donald Rumsfeld

 

 

Book Description

Release date: May 14, 2013

 

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Throughout his long and distinguished career—as a naval aviator, a U.S. Congressman, a top aide to four American presidents, a high-level diplomat, a CEO of two Fortune 500 companies, and the only twice-serving Secretary of Defense in American history—Donald Rumsfeld has collected hundreds of pithy, compelling, and often humorous observations about leadership, business, and life. When President Gerald Ford ordered these aphorisms distributed to his White House staff in 1974, the collection became known as "Rumsfeld's Rules."

 

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