Donald Rumsfeld

A young boy is shown with his right hand up to his face shielding the sun with armored military vehicles shown in the distance.

Afghanistan's arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad

Afghans understood the mission against Osama bin Laden to mean a chance to secure their future — a future as murky on that day as it is today. In those post-2001 months and years, they believed in the power of "the foreigners."

Afghanistan's arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad
Attendees wave Chinese flags during a ceremony at Tiananmen Square to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Chinese Communist Party in Beijing

Chinese Communist Party 100 years: Xi warns China won’t be bullied

Chinese Communist Party 100 years: Xi warns China won’t be bullied
US Army soldier is show firing a howitzer weapon, the exhaust of which has made piles of rocks fly on opposite sides of the artillary.

Analysis: Why the US is to blame for its own defeat in Afghanistan

Analysis: Why the US is to blame for its own defeat in Afghanistan
A member of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) takes his position during a patrol looking for militants of the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in a neighborhood in Ramadi, July 23, 2014.

Iraq is in serious trouble. Here's how it got there

Iraq is in serious trouble. Here's how it got there

Pentagon Insider Steve Bucci Admits 'Bad Assumptions' About Iraq, 10 Years On

Pentagon Insider Steve Bucci Admits 'Bad Assumptions' About Iraq, 10 Years On

Iraq — 10 Years Later: 'What We Did Wrong'

The war in Iraq did not go according to plan. Instead, a stubborn insurgency was born, which morphed into a vicious sectarian conflict.

Iraq — 10 Years Later: 'What We Did Wrong'

Experts say foreign policy largely irrelevant when U.S. voters head to ballot box

Though matters of foreign policy have provided Barack Obama and Mitt Romney equal chances to batter one another, and it could be argued that a large part of the slow U.S. economic recovery is due to foreign troubles, foreign policy doesn't amount to much for voters.

Experts say foreign policy largely irrelevant when U.S. voters head to ballot box
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2012 US Election: Does Foreign Policy Experience Matter?

There's at least one clear advantage President Obama has over Mitt Romney: experience being a head of state on the world stage. But does foreign policy experience matter for presidential candidate?

2012 US Election: Does Foreign Policy Experience Matter?

What's Become of the Neoconservative Movement?

What's become of the neoconservative movement that was in ascendancy during the first term of the George W. Bush administration.

What's Become of the Neoconservative Movement?

Examining 10 years of US counterterrorism

A new book details how US counterterrorism efforts evolved in the 10 years after 9/11 from a kill-and-capture strategy to one of Cold War deterrence.

Examining 10 years of US counterterrorism

Donald Rumsfeld sued for alleged torture

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld sued over the alleged torture of three U.S. citizens who worked as contractors in Iraq.

Donald Rumsfeld sued for alleged torture

Defense Secretary Robert Gates accused of ignoring sexual assaults

The last two U.S. Secretaries of Defense, Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld, are named in a lawsuit saying they turned a blind eye to sexual assaults in the military.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates accused of ignoring sexual assaults

Gates, Rumsfeld and Pentagon Served Class-Action Suit

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and his predecessor Donald Rumsfeld are being accused of turning a blind eye to sexual harassment charges against women in the military, and they are now being sued.

Gates, Rumsfeld and Pentagon Served Class-Action Suit

Top of the Hour: Sexual Harrassment in the Military, Morning Headlines

Top of the Hour: Sexual Harrassment in the Military, Morning Headlines

Reflecting on Donald Rumsfeld's Storied Career

This week, Donald Rumsfeld, secretary of defense for much of the George W. Bush administration, released his memoir, "Known and Unknown." The former Secretary of Defense is known for his phrasing, and we take a listen back to his language and his legacy.

Reflecting on Donald Rumsfeld's Storied Career