McCain supports hearing on Rumsfeld
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the No. 2 member of
the Senate Armed Services Committee, said yesterday that he
would support a hearing featuring the seven retired generals
calling for the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld with one caveat.
McCain said he would be in favor of the testimony
on Rumsfeld’s performance if it is a hearing that
is balanced, adding that it would have to include
testimony from officials who back the secretary of defense.
The relationship between McCain and Rumsfeld has never been friendly and at times has been hostile over policy issues, programs and nominations.
McCain went so far as to say publicly that he had no
confidence in Rumsfeld, citing the secretary’s handling
of the Iraq war and his failure to send more troops
into Iraq in 2004. However, McCain never asked for
the resignation of the fellow former Navy pilot,
saying that it is President’s Bush prerogative to keep Rumsfeld.
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