Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Predicts That Drones And Guantanamo Will Continue To Be Used

Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld delivers his speech to the crowd during a "Symposium on Values and Consequences" as part of the 30th anniversary celebration of The Washington Times at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington on Oct. 2, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr., The Washington Times)

Rumsfeld: ‘There Is Clearly Going To Be A Use For Drones’ -- Washington Times

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Thursday he expects that the use of drone planes will continue to play a significant role in the global “War on Terror,” and that the prison at Guantanamo Bay should remain open.

“I think we have to begin with the fact that a drone is nothing more than an airplane,” he said Thursday on Fox News. “It just doesn’t happen to have a human being flying it. So you ought to be able to do with a drone what you do with a manned aircraft. The difference is simply that one thing — there isn’t a person in it.”

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My Comment: Some sound advice that will be totally ignored by the White House .... because this is their reality.

Donald Rumsfeld’s Leadership ABCs

On Afghanistan, Benghazi And Critics: Donald Rumsfeld’s Leadership ABCs -- Washington Post

Donald Rumsfeld is a collector. His new book, “Rumsfeld’s Rules,” is a compendium of the leadership mantras he began stockpiling in a shoebox when growing up in Chicago, added to his files when serving in the Nixon administration, then printed out for Gerald Ford when acting as the president’s chief of staff. They include quotes from Carl von Clausewitz on war, from Rep. Mo Udall on meetings and from Rumsfeld himself on lessons from his own career.

He continued to add to these rules throughout his tenure, perhaps most notably and controversially as secretary of defense during the George W. Bush administration, before compiling them at age 80 into the book released Tuesday. In this interview, edited for length and clarity, Rumsfeld spoke with On Leadership editor Lillian Cunningham about managing budget cuts and bureaucracy at the Defense Department, offering lessons on Benghazi, and facing his critics.

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My Comment: Those who admire Donald Rumsfeld will enjoy reading this post. Those who do not will ignore it.