Another general joins ranks opposing Rumsfeld
Defense secretary 'carries too much baggage,' Swannack says
Friday, April 14, 2006; Posted: 12:48 a.m. EDT (04:48 GMT)
Retired Gen. Charles Swannack says Defense Secretary Rumsfeld has "micromanaged the generals" in Iraq.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The commander who led the elite 82nd Airborne Division during its mission in Iraq has joined the chorus of retired generals calling on Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to leave the Pentagon.
"I really believe that we need a new secretary of defense because Secretary Rumsfeld carries way too much baggage with him," retired Maj. Gen. Charles Swannack told CNN's Barbara Starr on Thursday.
Swannack is the second general who served in Iraq under Rumsfeld to call for him to resign. (Watch as more retired generals join chorus against Rumsfeld -- 1:29)
Retired Maj. Gen. John Batiste -- who led the 1st Infantry Division in northern Iraq in 2004-2005 -- called for Rumsfeld's resignation during an interview Wednesday on CNN.
He also suggested other changes among the top brass at the Pentagon.
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