Donald Rumsfeld 54, former Secretary of Defense, dies at 88
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Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, a cunning leader who oversaw a ruinous Iraq war, dies at 88
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Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld speaks at the dedication of the Pentagon Memorial on Sept. 11, 2008. The family of Rumsfeld says he has died. He was 88. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
WASHINGTON Calling Donald H. Rumsfeld energetic was like calling the Pacific wide. When others would rest, he would run. While others sat, he stood. But try as he might, at the pinnacle of his career as defense secretary he could not outmaneuver the ruinous politics of the Iraq war.
Regarded by former colleagues as equally smart and combative, patriotic and politically cunning, Rumsfeld had a storied career in government under four presidents and nearly a quarter century in corporate America. After retiring in 2008 he headed the Rumsfeld Foundation to promote public service and to work with charities that provide services and support for military families and wounded veterans.
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FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2006, file photo, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld asks for another question following his Landon Lecture at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan. The family of Rumsfeld says he died Tuesday, June 29, 2021. He was 88. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) Credit: The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) Calling Donald H. Rumsfeld energetic was like calling the Pacific wide. When others would rest, he would run. While others sat, he stood. But try as he might, at the pinnacle of his career as defense secretary he could not outmaneuver the ruinous politics of the Iraq war.
Regarded by former colleagues as equally smart and combative, patriotic and politically cunning, Rumsfeld had a storied career in government under four presidents and nearly a quarter century in corporate America. After retiring in 2008 he headed the Rumsfeld Foundation to promote public se