Rumsfeld's Role in Iraq

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This paper looks at how the media has labeled Secretary Rumsfeld as the prominent figure of importance in the shaping of US policy towards Iraq. He is being held solely responsible for its implementation and results. The paper explains how the success or failure of this policy will permanently be linked to him and thus affect how he will be perceived in history.

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"The issue surrounding postwar Iraq is symptomatic of concerns regarding overall US counter terrorist measures. Political concerns deal with how well defined such measures are and how quickly and effectively they could be implemented. The war in Iraq, as an example of these broader measures, demonstrated the confusion regarding what the war on terror exactly entailed. Questions were raised after the war as to how it related to the overall war on terror, especially since none of the reasons justifying it were found to be true, such as the weapons of mass destruction claims and Saddam's supposed ties to Al-Qaeda."

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