Rumsfeld Says US Faces Test of Wills in Iraq
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Sunday the United States and its allies were locked in a test of wills with insurgents in Iraq and must overcome the &quot;pain and ugliness&quot; of the conflict.
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US Defense Secretary Donal Rumsfeld paid a secret visit to Iraq on Sunday and inspected plans to secure precarious areas ahead of the national elections in January.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Monday portrayed the retaking of the Iraqi city of Samarra over the weekend by U.S. and Iraqi forces as a model for the military action that he said is likely to be needed to reestablish government control elsewhere in Iraq.
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WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld delivered an impassioned defense of himself yesterday, saying at a Pentagon news conference that US casualties in Iraq affect him profoundly.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld warned yesterday that "moral and intellectual confusion" over the Iraq war and the broader anti-terrorism effort could sap American willpower and divide the country, and he urged renewed resolve to confront extremists waging "a new type of fascism."
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld delivered an impassioned defense of himself yesterday, saying at a Pentagon news conference that US casualties in Iraq affect him profoundly.
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The top US commander in Iraq has expressed concern about the ability of Iraqi forces to cope with security in the run-up to elections next month.
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US Defence Secretary Rumsfeld faces tough questioning from US soldiers waiting to serve in Iraq.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said  Sunday the United States and its allies were locked in a test  of wills with insurgents in Iraq and must overcome the "pain  and ugliness" of the conflict.
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The US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, wouldn&#39;t call it the final showdown with the Iraqi insurgents. They&#39;re determined, he said, and it&#39;s going to take time to defeat them.
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AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld greeted U.S...
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MOSUL, Iraq  - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  flew into northern Iraq before dawn on Friday to make a  personal appraisal of the training of Iraqi security forces and  talk with his commanders.
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BAGHDAD : US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, on a surprise visit to Iraq, predicted violence would increase ahead of January&#39;s elections as rebel attacks killed 11 people including a US soldier.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec 25: After a bruising month at home, US Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld clearly relished his surprise holiday visit with American troops in some of the most dangerous areas of Iraq.
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TIKRIT: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld admitted Friday that America had suffered âsetbacksâ in Iraq, describing the situation as âbleakâ during a surprise Christmas Eve visit to US troops in the country.
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Iraq &quot;looks bleak&quot; and is a &quot;tough situation,&quot; but there is no question that the United States will prevail over insurgents, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld
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US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has swept into an airbase in Iraq&#39;s western desert to make a first-hand evaluation of operations to quell a raging Iraqi