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Originally posted by svandamme
Joe, when it comes to invading countries, or leading a large scale military organisation , Rumsfeld did not have the experience
show me any prior track record in leading at the top military level
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Rumsfeld was in the Navy ROTC in college and then served in the Navy from 1954 to 1957. From 1957 until 1975 he served in the Navy Reserve until he became Secretary of Defense (the first time) in 1975. He retired from the Navy in 1989 in the rank of Captain and his rank would have likely equaled Shinseki's if he had remained drilling after 1975...but couldn't as SecDef.
Serving twice as SecDef seems to me to be leading at a top military level...and Captain (0-6) is pretty high in the food chain as well. It is funny that Rumsfeld's experience (including about 7 years as SecDef) is worth nothing while Murtha's reserve time was somehow the holy grail. Perspective!
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