"Surely Don Rumsfeld is not the defense secretary Bush should want to have for the remainder of his second term," he wrote.

Each time Don Rumsfeld insults Europe, it costs us another $20 billion.

And that's going to be one of Don Rumsfeld's first jobs.

"And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary of defense."

And Don Rumsfeld dropped by my Times office the other day, trustingly alone, to say he plans to become a candidate.

You can hate Don Rumsfeld or love him, but you can't deny that he's waking up the military, reinventing the way we do war.

Don Rumsfeld should also step down.

He looks at me and sees - well, an assistant to Don Rumsfeld.

- Nov. 1, 2004 Don Rumsfeld is back at Defense.

I wonder if Don Rumsfeld would think that.

"Surely Don Rumsfeld is not the defense secretary Bush should want to have for the remainder of his second term," he wrote.

Each time Don Rumsfeld insults Europe, it costs us another $20 billion.

And that's going to be one of Don Rumsfeld's first jobs.

"And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary of defense."

And Don Rumsfeld dropped by my Times office the other day, trustingly alone, to say he plans to become a candidate.

You can hate Don Rumsfeld or love him, but you can't deny that he's waking up the military, reinventing the way we do war.

Don Rumsfeld should also step down.

He looks at me and sees - well, an assistant to Don Rumsfeld.

- Nov. 1, 2004 Don Rumsfeld is back at Defense.

I wonder if Don Rumsfeld would think that.