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[on Osama bin Laden] He is either alive and well or alive and not too well or not alive.

Donald Rumsfeld

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Donald Rumsfeld
Age: 88 †
Born: 1932
Born: July 9
Died: 2021
Died: June 29
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Businessperson
Diplomat
Former U.S. Secretary Of Defense
Military Officer
Politician
Chicago
Illinois
Donald Henry Rumsfeld
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There are known knowns there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know.
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Do you have any regrets? Of course I do.
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Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.
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If you foul up, tell the President and correct it fast. Delay only compounds mistakes.
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We'll have to deal with the networks. One of the ways to do that is to drain the swamp they live in. And that means dealing not only with the terrorists, but those who harbor terrorists. This will take a long, sustained effort. It will require the support of the American people as well as our friends and allies around the world.
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Make decisions about the President's personal security. He can overrule you, but don't ask him to be the one to counsel caution.
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Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.
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After the German abstention at the UN, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle commented that Germany doesn't always have to stand on the side of its traditional allies. Berlin can look for new partners all over the world.
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If a person is determined to fight to the death, then they may very well have that opportunity.
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It is unknowable how long that conflict [the war in Iraq] will last. It could last six days, six weeks. I doubt six months.
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No. That's someone else's business. Quagmire is - I don't do quagmires.
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If you look ahead 10 years, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the people of Russia had become fans of missile defence.
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If there are people who yearn for the days when Saddam Hussein was in power, then I am not among them.
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