Applying Rumsfeld's Rules Liberally
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
GOING OFF Rummy
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld held a confrontational news conference yesterday, telling his critics with characteristic bluntness, "You ought to just back off, take a look at it, relax, understand that it's complicated, it's difficult."
Tough talk, but what critics don't know is that this is just the latest entry in Rumsfeld's Rules, the 1974 document that offers a clear snapshot of Rumsfeld's brain. Among the rules:
- Cruel ‘Baywatch Curse’ Claims Another Victim: Show Star Michael Newman Killed By 'Heart Complications’ Aged 68 — After Declaring Terminal Illness Gave Him ‘Wisdom’
- Royal on the Run: Desperate Prince Harry 'Battling to Escape Clutches of Diva Duchess Wife' – Even When He's Flying Solo Halfway Across World
- Justin Bieber at Center of New Mental Health Scare as He Posts Video Tribute to Tragic Liam Payne Six Days After Boybander's Death: 'You're Allowed to Cry and Break'
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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is smallSex Tips from Donald RumsfeldEsquireStephen SherrillHillary ClintonyesterdayClintonIf you try to please everybody, somebody's not going to like it.