Schneider said Nov. With less than two months left in , lawmakers are warning that time is growing short for Congress to sort through the procedural hurdles necessary to get the National Defense Authorization Act signed into law. The official said the…. This website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience. By using this site, you agree to our use of cookies. Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website.
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You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Rumsfeld worked for decades in public service but may be best remembered for his insistence that Iraq was harboring weapons of mass destruction and his push for the U. After the Sept. Although he rescinded the authorization six weeks later, the report said word of his approval continued to spread within U.
Rumsfeld was born in Chicago in and attended Princeton on academic and military scholarships, graduating in He served in the Navy from to as an aviator and flight instructor, and later served in the reserves.
He was a congressman from Illinois for four terms, resigning in to join the Nixon administration. He later became the U. Ambassador to NATO. He entered office with the aspiration of transforming the U. However, his ability to concentrate on achieving those goals were derailed less than a year after he began his term by the terrorist attacks of Sept.
By the time Rumsfeld left office in , thousands of U. Rumsfeld is survived by his wife Joyce; their children, Valerie, Marcy, and Nicholas; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Princeton professors Coleen T. One photo showed a prisoner forced to stand on a small box, his head covered in a black hood, with wires attached to his body.
Rumsfeld personally authorized harsh interrogation techniques for detainees. The U. He was a close ally of Bush's vice president, Dick Cheney, who had worked for Rumsfeld during the s Republican presidencies of Richard Nixon and Ford.
Rumsfeld became a lightning rod for criticism and, with the Iraq war largely a stalemate and public support eroding, Bush replaced him in November over Cheney's objections. Days after vowing Rumsfeld would remain for the rest of his term, Bush announced his departure a day after mid-term elections in which Democrats took control of Congress from Bush's Republicans amid voter anger over the Iraq War.
Robert Gates, a soft-spoken but demanding former CIA director, took over from Rumsfeld in December and made sweeping strategic and military leadership changes in Iraq. Many historians and military experts blamed Rumsfeld for decisions that led to difficulties in Iraq.
For example, Rumsfeld insisted on a relatively small invasion force, rejecting the views of many generals. The force then was insufficient to stabilize Iraq when Saddam fell.
Rumsfeld also was accused of being slow to recognize the emergence of the insurgency in and the threat it posed. Paul Bremer, quickly made two fateful decisions. One dissolved the Iraqi military, putting thousands of armed men on the streets rather than harnessing Iraqi soldiers as a reconstruction force as originally planned.
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